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Special Edition
Accessibility is about giving people the choice!
Weltweiter Inklusionsmonat Mai
In May, there are several initiatives and events dedicated to inclusion, especially on 5 May, the European Day of Protest for the Equality of Persons with Disabilities. The Austrian Disability Council is also organising the Ball of Diversity in Graz to celebrate inclusion and participation.
In this special edition of our newsletter, we’re pleased to share the following content focused on accessibility.
Concept of inclusion: the education system must adapt to ALL learners - not the other way round!
You will find the following content in this newsletter:
Keynote speech on digital accessibility
Sarah Edelsbrunner, Instructional Designerin, TU Graz
As part of the DUH Lab - ‘Digital [Future] Skills’, Sara Edelsbrunner from Graz University of Technology gave an insightful keynote speech on the topic of digital accessibility. In her presentation, Edelsbrunner explained the basic definition of accessibility and the difference between direct and indirect access to digital content. She emphasised that digital accessibility not only benefits people with disabilities, but also represents a universal benefit for society as a whole.
TO THE KEYNOTE SPEECH
IMOOX about accessibility
Video of the course ‘Well through everyday university life: diversity-sensitive, pre(original)-conscious and inclusive’
Video des Kurses "Gut durch den Hochschul-Alltag: diversitätssensibel, vor(ur)teilsbewusst und inklusivVideo des Kurses "Gut durch den Hochschul-Alltag: diversitätssensibel, vor(ur)teilsbewusst und inklusiv
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Design learning experiences for everyone with the UDL concept! This is the only way to cater for different needs!
Criticism of UDL?
The ideas for implementing UDL presented in the videos are generally recognised didactic principles. Although UDL is often promoted as a promising approach, we would like to point out that UDL as a concept is also criticised, mainly due to a lack of empirical evidence, e.g:
UDL Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwPuJ4l_ukE
UDL Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNaafVoi2Ic
Boysen, G. A. (2024). A critical analysis of the research evidence behind CAST's universal design for learning guidelines. Policy Futures in Education, 22(7), 1219-1238. https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103241255428
Murphy, M. P. (2020). Belief without evidence? A policy research note on Universal Design for Learning. Policy Futures in Education, 19(1), 7-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478210320940206
Checklist for accessible teaching materials!
Here we provide a short checklist listing the most important points. From alt texts, subtitles, contrasts, formatting to navigation. The most important points in a nutshell.
Helpful Links
Writing Alt-Text: https://www.textboxdigital.com/searchbox-finder
Accessibility in Moodle: https://docs.moodle.org/404/de/Barrierefreiheit
Moodle Academy Accessibility: https://moodle.academy/enrol/index.php?id=58
Make documents accessible (Word, PDF): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CauB1hwemMI
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