Today, we're diving into an
insightful presentation by Sultan Wadud, the Learning Technology Manager at
SOAS, who shared at the Spring 2024 Moodle User Group Greater London (MUGGL) event hosted at King's College how the team has worked to introduce Digital Accessibility.
In his presentation, Wadud
sheds light on the importance of digital accessibility, emphasising its role in
ensuring that content, websites, and applications are usable by everyone,
including individuals with disabilities. He also touches upon how digital
accessibility contributes to compliance and standards, making online content
more inclusive.
One of the highlights of
Wadud's presentation is the introduction of Ally, a powerful tool aimed at
enhancing accessibility in digital course content. He elaborates on how Ally
scans content within the LMS, generates alternative formats, provides insightful
analytics, and offers feedback to improve accessibility - truly a game-changer
in the realm of digital accessibility.
However, Wadud doesn't shy
away from discussing the challenges the team encountered along the way,
including delays in contract negotiation, technical hurdles, and limited
academic engagement. Despite these obstacles, he also shares some notable
achievements, such as creating online guidance, conducting workshops,
establishing a working group, and notably improving the institution's overall
accessibility score.
Looking ahead, Wadud outlines
the team’s plans, which include renewing the contract for Ally, ramping up
training and awareness initiatives, collaborating with specific departments,
producing more concise educational videos, and striving to reach and exceed the
Ally sector average of a 78% accessibility score.
Link to recording:
https://soas.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=217a7127-6e73-45cb-88b7-b16b00cbe837
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