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Go to View > Header & Footer to edit April 9, 2023 | slide 1www.rsc-south-west.ac.uk RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning
JISC RSC South WestDelivering Equality through Technology
Single Equality DutyHow ‘e-learning’ can help?Julia Taylor RSC SW
juliataylor@rsc-south-west.ac.uk
Equality Act - Oct 2010
Strengthens and extends the protection– new disability definition - beyond ‘impairment’
– any difficulty in carrying out day-to-day activities– claim related to general environment not behaviour
directed at a disabled person– indirect discrimination where a rule, policy condition or
practice disadvantages them– associative discrimination to anyone associated with a
disabled person– any disadvantage that arises from their disability
Equality Act - Oct 2010
Opportunity Pro-actively promoting equality
– Avoiding discrimination is no longer enough
Reduce barriers rather than overcome them– Take a fresh look at inclusive practice (OASES)
Reduce cost of ‘supporting’ access– Focus on independence and personalisation
Integrate equality into the mainstream – Actively ‘market’ equality of opportunity
Using technology to support inclusive practice
Technology for inclusion - Shift the focus Lecture notes on VLE v Note-takers at lectures Accessible e-learning books v scanning
Open Source v licensed assistive software Disclosure v support learners discretely Any learner can have access without
dependence / permission / disclosure
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How can e-learning help?
It can be flexibly delivered and widely available, the materials are highly portable, easy to store and lend themselves to adaptation and personalisation
How can e-learning help?
E-texts and VLE documents – Portable, Available, Adaptable, Repeatable.
Images, Symbols and Video clips– Support text, add meaning, visual organisation
Sound Alternatives –MP3, TTS, Voice-Over. – Support recognition, understanding and add meaning
How can e-learning help?
E-texts and VLE documents – Recorded Notes and ‘Digital Flip Charts’
Whiteboard Ipadio OneNote MindMapping
Images, Symbols and Video clips– Screen Capture, Xerte transcript reader, BSL
Sound Alternatives – TTS to MP3 and PDF’s, – Word Prediction, Talking Calculators and dictionaries,
Captions and Text alternatives Ietherpad http://ietherpad.com/lzAIuVkBXp
Universal Subtitles
Inclusive Technology?
1. “We don’t have many disabled learners – we have some keyboards and mice so we deal with each as and when they register”
2. “Click here for a text only version – Contact us if you need enlarged print version”
3. “Do you have a disability?- Student support services can offer help”
Inclusive Technology?
4. “We have followed WCAG 2.0 Guidelines”
5. “Staff are trained to be flexible, creative and adaptable with e-learning approaches”
6. “Disabled learners have tested our systems and been consulted in developing our good practice”
Inclusive Technology?
1. “We don’t have many disabled learners – we deal with each as and when they register”
Relying on luck
2. “Click here for a text only version – Contact us if you need enlarged print version”
Tokenism
3. “Do you have a disability?- Student support services can offer help”
Specialism
Inclusive Technology?
4. “We have followed WCAG 2.0 Guidelines”
Meeting Standards
5. “Staff are trained to be flexible, creative and adaptable with e-learning approaches”
Ownership for all staff
6. “Disabled learners have tested our systems and been consulted in developing our good practice”
Partnership with learners and staff
OASES
On-line Accessibility Self-Assessment Survey Identify and reduce barriers Partnership model for integrated equality Sustainable Approach to Inclusive Technology
– Create accessible learning materials for all– Provide basic assistive technology for all– Develop staff awareness, confidence and skills– Whole organisational responsibility
OASES
Equality Scheme dovetails with other key strategies and policies:– assessment, – learning and teaching, – learner/student support, – procurement, – library and learning resource provision,– IT and network systems
Creating Inclusive Learning Content
Xerte
User Preferences Colour Scheme Screen Size Text Font and Size Text to Speech Keyboard Accessible
(Tab - - Space keys)
Making Technology Available
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Making Technology Available
Supporting Staff Development
Increase Confidence
Explore solutions
Familiarise Staff
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Making Technology Available
EduAppsAccessApps, Learn & TeachAppsOpen Source Assistive SoftwarePortable on a memory StickNon licensedPersonalisedFree
Making Technology Available
Create and convert – Docs to ePubs
SpeedCrunch – keyboard access, colour calculator
MyStudyBar – Planning & Organisation, Writing and reading
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Planning and organisation– Mind Mapping, reminders and prompts
Reading & Writing– Background, overlay and text Colour Preferences– Reading masks and guides– Word Prediction– Talking Dictionary, Text-to-Speech, MP3– Magnification and visual support
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OASESTechDis Self-Assessment Tool
Online Accessibility Self-Assessment Survey
Quick, Free and Anonymous comparison against other institutions and Reasonable Adjustment
OASES Global Award
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RSC South West Accessibility & Inclusion
http://jisc-rscsw.ning.com/group/inclusivity2
juliataylor@rsc-south-west.ac.uk
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Julia TaylorRSC SW e-advisor InclusionJuliataylor@rsc-south-west.ac.uk
01392 205472
Reminders & Prompts
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Reading
T-Bar – Screen Masking
RapidSet – Change Colours
Vu-Bar – Screen Ruler
SS Overlay – Screen Tint
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MyStudyBar
Reading on screen, Background colour and font
Word Prediction LetMeType
•Create customised lexicons•Predict on first letter•Adjust background colour and font size
Lingoes
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