Accessibility drop-in clinic
Make sure your teaching and learning resources are digitally inclusive.
- Online
- 1 hour
- Free
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Assistive technology training: what does ‘good training’ look like?
Accessible content is essential for users of assistive technology, but it is equally important to ensure staff and students are equipped with the skills to use assistive technology to its full potential. In this clinic, we will consider what good training looks like. Following two guest presentations there will be an opportunity to ask questions and to share experiences, ideas, and reflections.
You are welcome to submit a question in advance. This is anonymous, but we ask which sector you are working in, as this provides helpful context. If we are unable to answer all the questions, we will save them to address in a blog or at future events.
Our guests:
Michael Shepherd is an author, software developer and assistive technology trainer. A Dragon Professional Accredited Trainer, he has provided assistive technology training to students in higher education for over 13 years. Michael will introduce us to how he works with students to build their assistive technology skills in a meaningful way that is tailored to their studies.
John Harding is Head of the Disability Resource Centre at the University of Cambridge, and an Adviser to the Board and Senior Accredited Member of the National Association of Disability Practitioners. He is also a doctoral student at Cambridge where he researches assistive technology and inclusive pedagogy. John will share insights from his analysis of improving the impact of student AT training through quality assured in-house provision.
Zoom room details:
Meeting I.D: 923 4889 0287
Passcode: 903750
Accessible content is essential for users of assistive technology, but it is equally important to ensure staff and students are equipped with the skills to use assistive technology to its full potential. In this clinic, we will consider what good training looks like. Following two guest presentations there will be an opportunity to ask questions and to share experiences, ideas, and reflections.
You are welcome to submit a question in advance. This is anonymous, but we ask which sector you are working in, as this provides helpful context. If we are unable to answer all the questions, we will save them to address in a blog or at future events.
Our guests:
Michael Shepherd is an author, software developer and assistive technology trainer. A Dragon Professional Accredited Trainer, he has provided assistive technology training to students in higher education for over 13 years. Michael will introduce us to how he works with students to build their assistive technology skills in a meaningful way that is tailored to their studies.
John Harding is Head of the Disability Resource Centre at the University of Cambridge, and an Adviser to the Board and Senior Accredited Member of the National Association of Disability Practitioners. He is also a doctoral student at Cambridge where he researches assistive technology and inclusive pedagogy. John will share insights from his analysis of improving the impact of student AT training through quality assured in-house provision.
Zoom room details:
Meeting I.D: 923 4889 0287
Passcode: 903750
About
Are you preparing for the implications of the web accessibility regulations? Or reshaping your digital provision to make teaching and learning more inclusive?
This live online accessibility clinic gives you the opportunity to ask questions about digital inclusion, provide feedback on areas that are problematic, and share your accessibility journey with others.
During the clinic you'll:
- Have an opportunity to share your experiences with and learn from like-minded people at different stages of developing accessible policy and practice
- Gain feedback and support on any areas that may have been problematic
- Get signposting to other resources and links to communities of practice where appropriate
- Establish links with people working to overcome the same problems
- Get the opportunity to shape the Jisc offer in this area
The sessions will be led by accessibility subject specialist Kellie Mote, with input from colleagues and recognised specialists.
Accessibility clinics will run from 12:30 to 13:30 on the first Wednesday of each month in the academic calendar.
Session preparation and setup
Before the clinic, please read below to ensure successful access.
- The clinic will be run in Zoom, with live automated captioning and transcription. For the best experience, download the Zoom client for your device
- You'll also need a headset, or headphones and a microphone
- Please sign in using your full name
- Participants’ microphones will be muted on entry. If you would like to speak, please use the raise hand tool or the chat pane to indicate this
- We'll be taking questions during the clinic, which you can submit in the chat pane
- If you will be using BSL interpreters through Access to Work and require permission to 'pin' interpreters, please let us know
Who should attend
Anyone from a Jisc member organisation (eg UK further education college, specialist colleges or higher education institution).
Contact
For more information, email training@jisc.ac.uk or phone 01235 822242.