Starting from where you are

…but ending somewhere else

Where are you?

Compared to advice and guidance in the sector?Compared to other organisations?Compared to expertise and expectations of other colleagues?

Online Accessibility Self Evaluation Service

Where are you?

Where others are….

Website – percentage of providers with information on their websites on - Personalisation < 50%Alternative formats <25%VLE/IWB 40%Disability statement 3 + clicks away

Where others are….

Where others are….

Where others are….

“These briefings have informed my practice and have increased my knowledge of Accessibility issues [enabling] me to direct and support staff in considering issues in areas that I am directly responsible for.”

The focus of your activity?

Promoting accessible practices?

Encourage creative, collaborative multi-media learning experiences.Encourage use of digital resources for learner independence. Promote accessible library practices / resources.

Firefighting inaccessible practices?

Help mind and manage disinterested learners.

Spend time helping learners make sense of handouts. Help learners in the library.

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Ending somewhere else… You have the answers to •Implementing legislation•Enlivening teaching•Independent learning•Better marketing•Better staff training•Better IT systems

Disrupting teaching

The art of the possible (with no investment)

Disrupting teaching

The art of the possible (with almost no

investment)

Positive disruption

Southampton city college

Moodle benchmarking scheme:Bronze – repository content Silver – interactive contentGold – collaborative content

Disrupting libraries / LSAsShould we scan this book?

… or why would we bother?

images – 795,000videos – 209,000podcasts – 72,200PDFs – 12,500PowerPoints - 182Flash files - 235

E-books and collections as enabling technologies?Who markets these, to whom, how, why?

Disrupting IT

IT policies Portable applications? Open source software?Personal devices?Web 2.0 services?Technology policies (VLE, IWB)Assistive technologies?

See JISC TechDis senior manager briefing for technical teams and GoMobile publication and UpwardlyMobile DVD resource.

Disrupting Staff training

Staff trainingIT training

Secretaries or teachers?Pedagogical purposes?

Equality/inclusion trainingMaking a statement or making a difference?

See JISC TechDis Staff packs, Accessibility Essentials and ITQ for accessible IT practice.

A disruptive influence…

JISC TechDis resources:Accessibility essentialsUpwardlyMobileSenior manager briefingsXerte Online Toolkits; AccessAppsITQ for accessible IT practice

JISC TechDis servicesHelpdeskOnline training – eg XerteFridays

AwardsOnline Accessibility Self EvaluationPublisher Lookup Awards