Starting from where you are …but ending somewhere else

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 Ser vice

Where are you?

Where others are . Website – percentage of providers with information on their websites on Personalisation Alternative formats VLE/IWB Disability statement clicks away 50% 25% 40% 3

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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? Firefighting inaccessible practices? Encourage creative, Help mind and collaborative multimanage disinterested media learning learners. experiences. Encourage use of Spend time helping digital resources for learners make sense learner independence. of handouts. Promote accessible Help learners in the library practices / library. resources. Online Accessibility Self Evaluat ion Service

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 content Gold – collaborative content

Disrupting libraries / LSAs Should we scan this book? or why would we bother? images – videos – podcasts – PDFs – PowerPoints Flash files - 795,000 209,000 72,200 12,500 182 235 E-books and collections as enabling technologies?

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 training IT training Secretaries or teachers? Pedagogical purposes? Equality/inclusion training Making 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 essentials UpwardlyMobile Senior manager briefings Xerte Online Toolkits; AccessApps ITQ for accessible IT practice JISC TechDis services Helpdesk Online training – eg XerteFridays Awards Online Accessibility Self Evaluation Publisher Lookup Awards