Why?

• We have a responsibility as educators, as humans and by law to create resources and teaching that don't disable people.
• Inclusive teaching practices will benefit all learners in your class, not just those with specific 'labels'.

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What is Accessibility?

Accessible means something is usable by as many people as possible, regardless of their cognitive, physical or cultural situation. Accessibility can mean many different things to different people, as the students in these videos explain.

See more Students Explain Digital Accessibility

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How can I take part?

Workshop: Facilitating Cognitive Access to our Teaching Materials

Thursday 19th May 11:15 - 12:00pm (in person)

This workshop covers a range of practical teaching strategies to improve cognitive access to your learning materials. There will be opportunity to share strategies with colleagues and apply the approaches to your own teaching.

Panel Discussion: Digital Accessibility and Education

Thursday 19th May 1:15 - 2:00pm (online)

Join our panel of academic staff, support staff and students discussing the challenges and opportunities of inclusive education.

Watch the Digital Accessibility and Education panel discussion

Workshop: Inclusive design for learning & communication

Monday 23rd May 11.00am - 12.30pm

In this online workshop you will get a better awareness of accessibility issues faced by many students & staff. The session includes practical examples of working with inaccessible materials and simple guidelines to create accessible documents.

 

Accessibility essentials self-paced course for staff

Do you want to learn about accessibility, useful tips and test your understanding with activities and a quiz? First enrol and then take part our online Introduction to Accessibility short course (~1 hour).

 

Accessibility Escape Room Game

Play our interactive online escape room to learn more about accessibility and put your skills to the test!

 

Teams chat: Join the staff discussion!

Join staff across the University on the TEL Community of Practice as we listen, share, reflect and ask questions about Digital Accessibility throughout the day on Thursday 19th May 2022.

Pledge Action!

The biggest journey starts with a single step! Join others around the University and sign-up to our Accessibility Pledge 2022.

We've got a list of ideas to help your out: from small actions today to longer term accessibility and inclusion goals.

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Where can I learn more about Accessibility?

Digital Accessibility for Learning and Teaching

Learn more about digital accessibility for learning and teaching and also how Blackboard Ally can help you identify and improve the accessibility of your Moodle content.

Writing Accessible Technical Content

Learn about the challenges and solutions for creating accessible STEM resources.

 

Blog: Using bookdown to generate accessible course materials

Read Dan Green's discussion with Dr Thomas Cottrell (Mathematics) about how Thomas switched from LaTeX to bookdown to write lecture notes and problem sheets.

Quick Tips: Running accessible online meetings

Read our quick and easy tips on running accessible meetings to enhance your next call for everyone.

Quick Tips: Accessibility Tools for All

See a list of accessibility tools at the University of Bath that can help your students and boost your productivity.

Quick Tips: Supporting Inclusive Teaching

Accessibility is more than alt text, subtitles or "labelling" students. Read these tips on inclusive teaching practices that benefit all leaners, as well as those with specific learning needs.

Blog: Does Being Off Camera (Still) Matter?

As we begin to navigate hybrid working, there has been a rise in the use of ‘cameras on’ policies in businesses and HE hyflex courses.  This blog discusses the challenges and opportunities for creating inclusive environments which centre around the issue of webcams and visibility.

Resources and Events: Global Accessibility Awareness Day

The Global Accessibility Awareness Day homepage has resources, perspectives and events from around the world.

Making Bath Digitally Accessible

Accessibility doesn't stop with learning and teaching activities, but all digital interactions. See the Making Bath Digitally Accessible page from the Digital Accessibility Initiative who are leading the effort to raise awareness, embed inclusive design and support accessibility here at Bath.