Accessibility community drop-in
Your opportunity to ask questions about digital inclusion.
- Online
- 1 hour
- Free
This course will be held on
08 January 2025
- Zoom
- 12:30 – 13:30
Shaping the Future: Setting Priorities for Accessible and Assistive Technology in 2025
Join Jisc specialists and educators from across the UK to make your voice heard and find the tools you need to advance digital accessibility and the implementation of assistive technology. We’ll be providing some suggestions, including:
- Opportunities to access advanced accessibility auditing training at preferable rates
- Discounted on-demand assistive technology learning resources for students, trainers and assessors
- Assistive technology products you want Jisc to negotiate discounted licensing deals for
- Jisc training modules in assistive technology and accessibility, tailored to your needs
- Plans for community groups and activities throughout the year that really help you in your role
There will also be plenty of chances to suggest your own ideas and discuss priorities. Let's make 2025 our most accessible year yet!
About the community drop-in
Are you struggling to meet web accessibility regulations? Or reshaping your digital provision to make teaching and learning more inclusive?
This live online accessibility community drop-in 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 drop-in 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
Sessions are led by our subject specialists Laura Hutton and Kellie Mote, with input from colleagues and recognised specialists.
Accessibility community drop-ins will run from 12:30 to 13:30 on the first Wednesday of each month during the academic calendar.
Who should attend?
Anyone interested in accessibility. You don't need to be an expert or working in accessibility to contribute. If you're interested in making the world more accessible for everyone, you're welcome!
Monthly drop-ins are open to Jisc member organisations (UK further education colleges, specialist colleges or higher education institutions).
Session preparation and setup
Before the community drop-in, please read below to ensure successful access.
- The drop-in will be run in Zoom, with live automated captioning and transcription. For the best experience, download the Zoom client for your device
- Meeting ID: 963 681 4040 / Passcode: 232468 / Direct Zoom URL
- 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 drop-in, 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
Before the community drop-in, please read below to ensure successful access.
- The drop-in will be run in Zoom, with live automated captioning and transcription. For the best experience, download the Zoom client for your device
- Meeting ID: 963 681 4040 / Passcode: 232468 / Direct Zoom URL
- 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 drop-in, 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
Contact
For more information, email training@jisc.ac.uk or phone 01235 822242.
Professional training
Looking for something more in-depth, with a smaller group of professionals, or just for your organisation?
Jisc provides a range of short courses to build your confidence in implementing accessibility and assistive technology. Courses are delivered online throughout the year, or if choosing in-house delivery, at a time to suit you and your colleagues. Participants can also earn digital accreditation to evidence their development. Learn more about Jisc’s accessibility and assistive technology short courses.
Drop-in recordings
November 2024 - Successful deployment of assistive tech for students with vision impairments
In response to requests from our community members, we were pleased to welcome Dolphin Computer Access in November with an update on their products for students who are blind, have low vision, or access requirements for reading and learning.