Calling all web developers….
I’ve just been asked this question from a web developer who identifies standard arguments against accessibility as including “too expensive, and takes too long for such a small percentage of users” He...
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WebAIM infographic – accessibility for digital design
Good checklist from WebAIM – worth printing and keeping as a reminder of the basics for digital design and development. Text version available here http://webaim.org/resources/designers/
View ArticleDigital inclusion is worth fighting for….
Last night I talked to the Hull Web Developers about digital inclusion. Here are the key points from the presentation. For many people with limited mobility and/or sensory impairment, the Internet...
View ArticleGreat day… if only the media would report on it
Great day for digital inclusion – or it would be if only the media would report on it. Neil Lewis Chief Executive of AbilityNet has highlighted the need for addressing inclusion because of the...
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not paranoia but….
I write about digital identity and the permanence of our digital footprints, but it seems the government has no problem in making digital content disappear. All links to the Government’s Manifesto for...
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Tokenistic captions on NSS Official Video 2013
More and more people are using the YouTube caption tool in the belief it offers information in an alternative format but it doesn’t. If it wasn’t so serious, you could say it offers a laugh – like...
View ArticleDown – but not defeated…OLDsMOOC Week 4 summary
In Week 4 we’ve been sharing pedagogical patterns, engaging with the BOTWOO concept (Building On The Work Of Others), been patronised (‘This is what we all do as researchers, but do much less as...
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Contemplating Failure Part One
Screech, scratch, scrape – this is the sound of the soap box being dragged out again. For years I’ve been a lonely voice for digitally inclusive practice. Advocating the TechdDis Accessibility...
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Contemplating Failure Part Two
Diversity is what makes the world go round. Or at least it should. Experiments of conformity must fail. Equality of opportunity is the fairest system; not being squeezed into narrow behaviour ranges or...
View ArticleThe E word as in E-learning – what does the E stand for?
Electronic is the commonest answer. Which is misleading. It implies the two go together when they don’t; electronic has nothing to do with learning. elearning requires a new pedagogy. An inherent...
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Yet another government digital inclusion strategy… yawn!
It’s been a while since I blogged about digital inclusion. In the meantime the Government Digital Service team have produced a checklist stating ‘if we do these things, we’re doing digital...
View ArticleDSA changes; Oh Mr Willetts, what have you done?
In April Mr Willetts announced on changes to the Disabled Students Allowance. Claiming these will ‘modernise’ the system, he calls HEIs to pay ‘…greater consideration to the delivery of their...
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HEFCE we have a problem; concept threshold but not troublesome knowledge.
It started with a book. Social Media and Social Work Education is a valuable and timely publication. Sadly, for me, any mention of digital exclusion was absent. Social media can be a powerful learning...
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Digging digital dirt; the times they are a changing…
Sshhh….don’t say it loud but accessibility is a dirty word. No one wants to talk about it. The subject of inclusive digital resources raises eyebrows and elicits sighs. The unspoken thought ‘here she...
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reflections on anomalies
It’s been a strange week. Immobilised and restricted; never has the A15 in winter seemed such an attractive prospect. Did I really complain about leaving at 6.15 am and often not getting home till...
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ASS up your videos
Now Youtube is owned by Google, there’s been a rethink about transcripts. Google uses the text from text alternatives in their search technology resulting in a new interest in ensuring inclusive...
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Reasonable adjustments; have you made yours?
This week the Inclusive Digital Resources Working Group met for the first time. The aim of this group is to make recommendations for ensuring all students/staff have access to accessible and inclusive...
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Watch this spotlight!
Accessibility is no longer backstage but now waiting in the wings. It can’t be long before inclusive practice steps centre stage under the spotlight. The DSA is changing and the government says it...
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Shades of grey and white
The IDER (Inclusive Digital Educational Resources) Working Group meets again this week. It’s time to think about making recommendations. The process will be helped by recent agreement on the Blackboard...
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Appy-Hour, pedagogically speaking
Technology is a great change-agent. Over the past two decades internet access has influenced teaching and learning, some would say disrupted it, by challenging traditional pedagogical patterns and...
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