Aims of the lesson

• Understand the importance of using styles when creating documents
• By able to apply styles to text
• Know how to modify the style e.g. changing the font, text size, colour, spacing
• Automatically create a contents page
• Save your new style for future use

 

What is Accessibility?

• • “Accessibility is about removing barriers to participation and engagement.” (JISC TechDis, 2005)
  • This is important for educators as the Equality Act 2010 requires education providers to ensure that they do not discriminate against a student

  • In the way they provide education for the student
  • In the way they give the student access to a benefit, facility or service
  • By not providing education for the student
  • By not affording the student access to any benefit, facility or service
  • By excluding the student
  • By subjecting them to any other detriment

  • Click here for more on accessibility

 

Why do we need to think about accessibility ?

• Flexible access to learning opportunities
• Formats that are easier for some students to process (e.g. audio   instead of text)
• Effective provision of alternative formats
• Content available for reference and review
• Use own customised equipment to access learning opportunities
• Increased accessibility for all students not just disabled students

 

How do I Make Office Documents Accessible ?

• Read the Creating accessible documents and presentations web   page from the Derby Digital Practice Handbook.
• Read the Use the Accessibility Checker on your Windows desktop to find accessibility issues web page from Microsoft
• Use the Microsoft Word documents accessibility checklist or the Microsoft PowerPoint presentations accessibility checklist before publishing
• Read the Discovering the accessible features of your device web page to find out how to access your document as students would.

Final Thoughts

• A small amount of thought when creating you content can help make you content accessible to a lot more people .
• The extra work put in to make content accessible helps the university meet it’s requirements to provide accessible materials and not discriminate against students with diverse needs.
• The extra work will also improve the learning experience of students without any disabilities.