Reflect, refresh and connect: a summer accessibility community meet-up

About

Enjoy some dedicated time to connect with colleagues from across the sector to reflect on accessibility successes, developments, and ambitions. This afternoon will feature a mix of lightning presentations, activities and informal discussions. Some topics we’ll cover include:

• Accessible maths
• Accessible procurement in Scottish HE
• eBooks vendor evaluation approaches
• The European Accessibility Act and HE

Hosts, facilitators and presenters for this afternoon include:

• Anderona Cole, External relations and public affairs officer, Jisc
• Bec Oliva, Alternative formats manager, University of Glasgow
• Dr Colette Mair, Lecturer (statistics), University of Glasgow
• Drew McConnell, Information officer, University of Glasgow
• Helen Nicholson-Benn, Subject specialist (assistive technology) and AI specialist, Jisc
• John Kelly, Subject specialist (regulation and compliance), Jisc
• Kellie Mote, Programme lead (accessibility), Jisc

Who should attend

This event is open to all with an interest in improving digital accessibility in Scottish HE. The content will be of particular interest to people working in the following areas:

• Accessibility professionals
• Content creators
• Learning technologists
• Librarians and learning resources managers
• Procurement team members
• Representatives of HE procurement bodies
• Transnational education providers

Contact

For further information, please contact events@jisc.ac.uk.