Accessibity for Librarians
Section outline
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Using Nottingham Trent University in the UK, and Gazi University in Turkey as examples, this article describes best practices being employed to give access to HE to people with diabilities.
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Ths article contains links to a number of checklists that can be used to enhance accessibility and inclusivity in HE courses. It also includes a 16 slide presentation on how the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals can guide inclusive teaching practice.
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This inclusion preparedness evaluation and reflection tool was created with the intent that higher education institutions would utilize it as a checklist. The objective is to help institutions of higher education in fostering inclusion by encouraging reflection on their practices and policies related to diversity and inclusion.
Policies, practices, and accessibility are the three main categories of the Inclusive Higher Education framework that make up the checklist. The following topics and criteria serve as a framework for debates and analysis of the comprehensive profile of a higher education institution within each dimension:- Policies: national level, regional level, institution level
- Practices: administration, curriculum, teaching and learning
- Accessibility: physical, digital, social, attitudinal
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Key targets for making materials accessible, including:
- Formatting
- Images and labelling alternative text
- Structure
- Colour
- Links
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Preparation of accessible course material - a 4 slide summary highlighting:
- Microsoft Accessibility Fundamentals
- Preparation of Theoretical Content
- Accessability Checking
- InDesign and PDF Accessibility Tools
It also links to a more detailed course by Latvia University - also available here.
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This article shows links on how to create content with Microsoft 365 in a way that enables greater accessibility.
In this module you will:
- Learn how to create accessible content with the Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook apps.
- Explore the built-in accessibility tools and features of each of these apps.
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This article highlights Google's efforts to forefront accessibility in their Android and Chrome operating syatems, their apps and their devices.
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Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost, and without needing to ask permission. Unlike traditionally copyrighted resources, OER have been licensed by their authors to permit no-cost access, reuse, adaptation, and redistribution. They may also exist in the public domain, free of all copyright restrictions. Access free OERs here!
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Details of a number of Book Reader apps, including:
- The BRUNO Book reader which helps to read electronic and printed materials. The device creates audio materials which can be listened to later, and also offers magnified text following.
- OrCam MyEye – A wearable AI device that reads printed and digital text aloud.
- Dyslexia Assistive OCR Device – Scans text and converts it into speech, with an integrated dictionary for better comprehension.
- Text-to-Speech (TTS) Software – Reads digital text aloud, useful for ebooks and web pages.
- Audiobooks & Digital TTS Books – Allow users to listen to books instead of reading.
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Tools – Convert printed text into digital speech.
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Microsoft creates technology that is accessible to people around the world of all ages and abilities. This contains links to their youtube channel with many videos on accessibility.
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A 55 slide set of guidelines towards creating an accessible curriculum, by experts from the University of Latvia.
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A guide on the Universal Design for Learning Framework with concrete examples of courses that can be completed. Including:
- Affective - Provide multiple means of engagement
- Recognition - Provide multiple means of representation
- Strategic - Provide multiple means of action and expression
The free courses provided in the last tab are well worth a look.
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Ths article contains links to a number of checklists that can be used to enhance accessibility and inclusivity in HE courses. It also includes a 16 slide presentation on how the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals can guide inclusive teaching practice.
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