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Responding to the Research: TPT and AOC Working Together

Explore the issues of accessibility for visually impaired learners in Further Education, with the discussions from an event we held with the Association of Colleges

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21st January 2022

Working to make Covid-19 tests more accessible for blind and partially sighted people

England has relaxed Covid-19 restrictions but testing remains a vital tool which is why we are pushing to make tests as accessible as possible for blind and partially sighted people.

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Our goal is to get more people, more active, more often

Better Energise Leisure Centre in York shares with us the importance of vision awareness training and why they will be rolling out the UK Coaching toolkit to all of their staff to help make sport accessible.

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Daniel’s Story: Fight for Your Education

Daniel faced an uphill battle during secondary school and college. Read about his challenges, tears, successes and his advice for other vision impaired students.

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19th November 2021

FE colleges failing blind and partially sighted students

All further education (FE) colleges are legally obliged to develop accessible websites, learning, teaching and assessment materials but new research reveals a lack of awareness, engagement and compliance across the sector.

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Step 4: Engage with Students

Learn how to effectively support and engage blind and partially sighted students to improve the learning experience and accessibility at your college.

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Step 6: Procuring Accessible Systems and Resources

Discover the ways your college can ensure new systems and resources are accessible-by-design, with our handy checklist.

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Step 5: Invest in Training

Find out how you can invest in training to support your staff to learn accessibility principles.

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Making College Accessible

Explore the ways college leadership teams and staff can make further education more accessible for blind and partially sighted students, with our helpful guide.

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20th August 2021

Leading e-exam portal inaccessible for blind and partially sighted students

TPT tested the Online, Moderated and Open modes of the Inspera e-assessments and found the portal versions of the platform are inaccessible with the software blind and partially sighted students need to complete the work.

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19th July 2021

TPT welcomes new report on how technology can make work accessible to all

TPT welcomes recommendations made in a new report from Policy Connect and the APPG for Assistive Technology on how to harness technology to make the world of work accessible to all.

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Post-16 Education: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask For Help

Find out about the workshop we hosted at the Lost in Transitions conference (2021) which provided practical advice to blind /partially sighted students on successful transitions.

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