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- Wednesday 5 October 2022
- 13:00 - 15:00 BST
If the date for this training has now passed, the recording, when ready, will be available to purchase below. Or if the date of this training is not suitable for you, look at our calendar and join our mailing list and we will keep you updated when the training course is repeated in the near future. Alternatively, you can contact us about your needs.
You may also be interested in our Accessibility maturity model for HE and FE professionals.
Please note: after purchasing a ticket you are able to reassign the ticket, if somebody different to the ticket purchaser will be attending the training.
If you have any questions please email training@abilitynet.org.uk
Why you should attend
For disabled students, now more than ever, an inclusive digital experience is crucial to their ability to participate in education on an equal footing.
The legal requirement to provide platforms and documents that are compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA has helped to move things forward, but a focus on compliance is only part of the solution.
Good accessibility practices make teaching and learning more effective for everyone. But, for the student experience to be seamless, there needs to be a focus on consistent good practices at course and module level. Baking digital accessibility considerations into your course design and quality assurance processes will improve the learning experience for everyone and provide students with confidence to make an informed choice of provider, knowing that their accessibility needs have been considered proactively.
This session will help you:
- Evaluate your course creation approach for accessibility
- Identify and build on the “accidental” inclusive practices that emerge from good teaching practices,
- Identify strengths, weaknesses and training needs using a range of evidence-based checks
- Consider how to bake digital accessibility considerations into templates, quality assurance and feedback
- Engage content creators and teaching and learning staff in recognising the importance of being accessible and inclusive by design.
- Improve the overall learning experience for all students
- Provide a holistic framework for auditing the accessibility of different courses/subject areas.
Who is this training for
The intended audiences for this training include course leaders, heads of subject, digital teams, student experience, learning and teaching.
What will be covered
Attendees will:
- Learn how digital accessibility principles closely align with a wide range of teaching excellence frameworks and approaches
- Review the module level digital accessibility maturity framework
- Discuss 10 areas of the framework
- Review evidence for samples of modules from own institution and collate points for each area
- Determine scoring at bronze, silver, gold level
- Discuss barriers to progress and share best practice
Important information
Class size: We limit the number of people on our training courses to ensure all attendees can engage with the presenter, ask questions and have an informative experience
What to bring: You will need a good internet connection, access to a laptop or desktop computer and to be able to open/use the Zoom platform without restrictions on your device
Location: Online - this course is delivered via the Zoom platform
Accessibility:
- The course will be delivered with live captions
- We can share slides in advance if required
- A captioned recording with transcript will be shared with attendees after the live event
Why train with us?
97% of attendees rated our webinars and training ‘Excellent' or ’Good’ in 2019
Attendees will receive a link to the recording of the training to watch back at your leisure after the event. (And you’ll always have access to the latest advice as we will update the content on the link when the training is repeated in the future.)
What our previous attendees say
"Invaluable for unpicking how to approach digital accessibility and develop an faculty strategy."
Meet our trainers
Alistair McNaught
Alistair McNaught of McNaught Consultancy is well known for his skill in translating accessibility into the everyday practices of many institutional roles. He specialises in helping organisations get better return on digital investments by identifying the small changes that can make big differences to users. Alistair worked as a front-line teacher for 20 years then worked for national organisations supporting e-learning and accessibility in Further and Higher education.
Amy Low
Amy Low is Service Delivery Director at AbilityNet, and heads up our workplace, education and free services teams. Having spent 15 years working in a variety of leadership and transformation roles within serviced property and IT services, Amy joined AbilityNet in 2016, drawn by the opportunity to leverage technology to remove barriers to participation for disabled people and create a better digital experience for everyone. She works with a wide range of institutions and organisations providing services and support to ensure their digital practices are meeting the needs of the widest audience.
About our training team
Our trainers have decades of experience between them. They deliver accessibility consultancy ranging from technical audits and user tests, through to ongoing involvement in the accessibility of enterprise-level agile projects. They regularly champion accessibility at conferences, lead webinars, and run workshops.
