Practical Resources for Colleges to Get Started with Accessibility
An accessible-by-design approach should be at the heart of how any college supports disabled students.
Research into technology and accessibility in FE conducted by All Able Ltd on behalf of Thomas Pocklington Trust, highlighted that colleges across the UK are struggling to ensure the education they provide is accessible for blind and partially sighted students.
To support colleges, we have designed this guide, which takes you through the steps needed to make software, systems and processes more accessible. It will help colleges to better support blind and partially sighted students, by looking at digital accessibility and how colleges can embed accessibility into everything they do.
The guidance is aimed at college staff. Some actions require the support of college leadership, while others can be adopted by any member of staff into their working practices.
Read the other pages in this section to get started.
Learn how to create and implement a digital accessibility policy at your college to ensure learning is accessible for blind or partially sighted students.
Find out more about 'Step 1: Implement a Digital Accessibility Policy'Explore how to assess and test the systems and resources used by students at your college for accessibility and producing accessibility statements.
Find out more about 'Step 2: Assess and Test Your Systems and Resources for Accessibility'Learn how to embed accessibility into your systems from the start and how to create accessible documents that can support blind and partially sighted students.
Find out more about 'Step 3: Implement Accessibility From Beginning to End'Learn how to effectively support and engage blind and partially sighted students to improve the learning experience and accessibility at your college.
Find out more about 'Step 4: Engage with Students'Find out how you can invest in training to support your staff to learn accessibility principles, to help blind and partially sighted students in college.
Find out more about 'Step 5: Invest in Training'Discover the ways your college can ensure new systems and resources are accessible-by-design, with our handy checklist.
Find out more about 'Step 6: Procuring Accessible Systems and Resources'
This online community is for blind and partially sighted students, family and friends, education providers and other staff in the sector. It forms a supportive environment where relevant news, advice, questions and pieces of work can be shared to enable students with visual impairments to get the most out of their time at university.
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