Making College Accessible

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. Or you can read about our Access and Assistance for All campaign, which provides a series of pledges for colleges to follow. And for further support, why not check out our Give Me Access to College report, which brings forth some of the challenges young people and professionals face with the continuing barriers to support, and the impact of a changing landscape of post 16 education, including college. This report comes with some case studies, of students experiences in college, for further support.