Imagining the future of assistive and accessible technology
Hosted by our Assistive Technology Network, this one day online event features a range of presentations, discussion, workshops and activities.
- One day
- Online
- Free
This event will be held on
20 March 2024
- Online
- 09:30 – 15:30
About
While topics and activities are divers, the unifying theme of the day is Imagining the future of assistive and accessible technology. Attendees are welcome to join the sessions that interest them, and take a break during ones that are less relevant.
A full programme with confirmed timings will be shared with attendees a week before the event. Sessions to choose from will include:
- Wellbeing, inclusion and digital dystopias: a digital near futures workshop
- Unlocking hidden knowledge: harnessing AI, technology, and design for accessible research
- Using AI to empower disabled and neurodivergent students to thrive
- Creating more inclusive teaching and experiences in FE with Microsoft Translate
- Accessible digital futures: unlocking the potential for accessible digital and AI technologies in higher education
- Implications of using AI in (and as) assistive technology
- Ideas Rooms where you can explore topics with other attendees in a supportive and focused space.
Some sessions may be recorded. Because these events feature some highly participative activities, with lots of discussion, it is often not appropriate to record all the sessions. We need to allow attendees to speak freely and we also want to be mindful of our carbon footprint (uploading videos unnecessarily wastes energy). So don’t rely on recordings and aim to attend on the day.
Programme
Zoom opens
Feel free to join early and get settled in
Wellbeing, inclusion and digital dystopias: a digital near futures workshop
- Kate Lister, Arden University
Morning break
An opportunity to chat further about issues arising in the previous workshop
Unlocking hidden knowledge: harnessing AI, technology, and design for accessible research
- Joshua Mitcham, Audemic
- This session will be recorded
Jamworks: using AI to empower disabled and neurodivergent students to thrive - an AI at Jisc Pilot
- Josh Ferry Woodard, Jamworks
- Helen Nicholson, Jisc AI
Lunch break
Feel free to stay and chat and network
Empowering ESOL excellence through AI
- Deborah Millar, Hull College
Afternoon break
Opportunity to chat further
Implications of using AI in (and as) assistive technology: setting the scene
- Rohan Slaughter, University of Dundee
- Ros Walker, University of St Andrews
- Tim Coughlan, the Open University
Afternoon break
Getting ready for Ideas Rooms
Ideas rooms
The format will be explained and the community will nominate their own topics, but here are some suggestions:
- Do we need a code of practice for AI in AT?
- Research priorities for assistive technology in education
- Standards for AT implementation - a fresh look
Closing session: Accessible digital futures: unlocking the potential for accessible digital and AI technologies in higher education - a new collaborative project
- Kellie Mote, Jisc
Who should attend
- Everyone in further and higher education with an interest in assistive and accessible technology in education is welcome.
- People working in non-profit organisations that support or work with further and higher education are also welcome.
- From those just looking to explore the area for the first time, to experienced practitioners, we’ll provide a supportive and informative space for everyone.
Contact
For further information, please contact events@jisc.ac.uk.