The aim of this page is to provide resources and guidance on how best to work and study in accessible ways, and on how to ensure that resources that you create yourself are accessible for others.
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Digital Accessibility Policy
°Õ³ó±ðÌýDigitalÌýAccessibility Policy for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÌýhelps to ensure that our online content, documentation, multimedia, teaching and training content, andÌýdigitalÌýapplications and platforms are accessible to all.
The policy’s objectives are to:
- Know how accessible our existing products and content are, so that we can inform and support our users, and plan for improvements.
- Ensure new products, features and contentÌýdeveloped or createdÌýby Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê are ‘accessible first’ which means that accessibility is designed in rather than added in later.
- Ensure solutionsÌýprocuredÌýby Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê – both centrally and at departmental level – are accessible wherever possible; and lobby/negotiate/educate suppliers who fall short
Creating accessible content
A few simple steps can make your content more accessible and provides a more inclusive experience.
- Accessibility fundamentals
- Visuals and use of colour;
- Websites, wikis, blogs and social media;Ìý
- Moodle and MyPortfolio;Ìý
- Slides;
- Documents;
- Email;
- Lecturecast and other multimedia;
- Live sessions and events;
- Mathematics and programming;
- Forms and survey tools.
Templates and guides
Accessibility regulations and requirements
Scheduled Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê courses
- Creating accessible Word documents;
- Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations;
- Accessibility and assistive technology training.
Self paced courses and tutorials
- Ìý- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Moodle course;
- Ìý- Birkbeck accessibility tutorials;
- Ìý- LinkedIn Learning course;
- Ìý- Microsoft guidance.
Tools and checkers
- Ìý- check contrast levels and web-based resources;
- ;
- Ìý(Non-Visual Desktop Access)Ìýscreen reader;
- :ÌýPowerpoint,ÌýWord,ÌýOutlook;
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê'sÌýSensus AccessÌýservice:ÌýconvertingÌýimage only PDFs, image files or PowerPoint into a more accessible form;
- Blackboard AllyÌýfor Moodle content.