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Welcome to JISC TechDis

• Who are the people at JISC TechDis
  Sal Cooke
  Alistair McNaught
  John Sewell
  Simon Ball
  Jenny Rippon
  Emma Millard
  Laura Goodacre
  Emma Glendining
  Sue Watson
  Alana Gibb
  Temporary Staff
• What Do We Aim To Do
• How to contact JISC TechDis
  JISC TechDis Helpdesk
• Who Do We Work With?
  Higher Education Academy
  The Higher Education Academy Subject Centres
  Centres for Excellence in teaching and learning (CETLs)
  Scottish Disability Team
  Research Groups
  JISC TechDis Management board

Supporting the Sectors

• Higher Education
  The Higher Education Academy Subject Centres
  JISC TechDis Advice and Guidance for Higher Education
  Key Topics in Higher Education
  Who are JISC TechDis working with in Higher Education
  Who are the people at JISC TechDis?
  Technology Change for Inclusion: 12 Steps towards Embedding Inclusive Practice with Technology as a Whole Institution Culture
  Teaching Inclusively Using Technology
  Online Accessibility Self Evaluation page
• Further Education
  Senior Managers Briefing Series
  Online Accessibility Self Evaluation page
  Technology Change for Inclusion: 12 Steps towards Embedding Inclusive Practice with Technology as a Whole Institution Culture
  Supporting your Role
  Management systems for Additional Learner Support
  FE roles and services
  FE presentations
• Independent Specialist Colleges
  Assistive Technology and Assistive and Augmentative Communication UK
  What JISC TechDis does for Independent Specialist Colleges
  The Independent Specialist Colleges Advisory Group
  The LSC Funding Programme for Independent Specialist Colleges
  The Innovation Fund
  Kick-start
  The Part-Funded Technicians Scheme
  JANET Connections for Independent Specialist Colleges
  The Independent Specialist Colleges Newsletter
  NATSPEC
• The Research Community
  Evaluating the Usability of Online Accessibility Information
  How to publish with JISC TechDis
• The Business and Community Engagement
  Continuing Professional Development

Supporting your Role

• Staff involved in e-Learning
  Guidelines for e-learning content
  Online Accessibility Self Evaluation page
  Approaches to content creation
  Accessible e-Learning
  Articles - e-Learning
• Staff involved in IT Support
  Key Points for Technical Support Staff
  Detailed Accessibility Advice for Network managers and Technicians
• Staff involved in Admissions and Enrolment
  Supporting web developers and managers
  Online Accessibility Self Evaluation page
  Senior Management Briefing 4 - Accessible Marketing
  Accessibility Essentials 4
  JISC TechDis guidance on e-assessment
• Staff involved in Management
  Briefing 1 - e-Learning as an Accessibility Investment
  Briefing 2 - Accessibility in the Mainstream: Roles and responsibilities
  Briefing 3 - Transition Arrangements - Partners, Processes and Funding Issues
  Briefing 4 - Accessible Marketing and Admissions: Improving Business and Reducing Risk
  Briefing 5 - From Good Intention to Good Practice: Making the Disability Equality Duty Meaningful
  Web Version - Introductory Letter to College Principals
  Web Version - Overview of Senior Management Briefing Series
  Online Accessibility Self Evaluation page
• Library and Learning Resources Staff
  Best Practice Guides for Library Staff
  Library Guides Case Studies
  What Does Excellence Look Like?
  Meeting Learner Needs - Alternative Solutions
  Strategic Approaches to Accessibility
  Further guidance on the JISC TechDis community site for Library and LRC staff
  Guide to obtaining publications in alternative formats
  Online Accessibility Self Evaluation page
• Staff Developers
  Accessible Events Document
  Who are the people at JISC TechDis?
  JISC TechDis Staff Packs
• Learning and Teaching Practitioners
  Advice and Recommendations for learning and teaching practitioners
  E-learning compared to traditional approaches
  Using images effectively
  Using sound effectively
  Accessibility potential of word processing software
  Accessibility potential of presentation software
  Adding accessibility value to existing resources
• Staff Supporting Students
  Advice and Recommendations for Staff Supporting Students
  Get Free Software
  SimDis
  Watchwords - Deaf Awareness for Teachers
  Senior Managers Briefing Series
  JISC TechDis Accessibility Essentials
  Management systems for Additional Learner Support
  JISC TechDis Community site
• Web Developers and Managers
  Advice and Recommendations for web developers and managers
  Accessibility Advice for Network Managers and Technicians
  Web Development and Legislation
  Web Development and Accessibility
• Assistive Technologists
  Assistive Technology and Assistive and Augmentative Communication in the UK
  Advice and Recommendations for Assistive Technologists
  Get Free Software
  JISC TechDis Assistive Technology Scheme
  JISC TechDis Assistive Technology Scheme Training Programme
• Estates Management Services
  What Estate Managers should consider
  Sources of Information for Estate Managers

Key Topics

• E-assessment
  E-assessment Further Resources
  e-Assessment Staff Pack
  Accessibility in e-Assessment Guidelines
• Disabilities
  SimDis
  Visual Disabilities
  Auditory Disabilities
  Learning Difficulties
  Mobility and Motor Disabilities
  Language and Communication Issues
  Medical / Other Issues
  Multiple Disabilities
  Mental Health
• Web Accessibility
  Supporting your Role
  To Logo or Not to Logo?
  Text-only web sites: accessibility saviour or a waste of time?
  XML and Accessibility
  Designing Accessible Web-based Courseware
  How to judge a websites accessibility level
  Institutional Websites and Legislation
  VLEs and Disability Access
  VLE User Testing
  The Speechlet Project
  PDFs and Accessibility
  E-learning products and services
  An Introduction to Web Accessibility
• M-Learning
  Upwardly Mobile
  M-Learning as an assistive technology
  The main introductory ideas
  Adding value to learners with m-Learning
  A model of m-Learning accessibility
  Pedagogy, practice and accessibility
  M-Learning and accessibility examples
  LSN samples of m-learning with accessibility commentary from JISC TechDis
  Podcasting and Accessibility Article by Andrew Middleton
  Usability and Accessibility of PDAs in Education
  Buttons, bells and whistles: Accessibility criteria when purchasing mobile devices
  Using PDAs with learners
  The use of Hot Potatoes with Personal Digital Assistants – PDAs
• E-Learning
  M-Learning (Mobile Learning)
  Creation of Learning Materials
  Accessibility Passport
• Creation of Learning Materials
  Accessibility Essentials Series
  Xerte Learning Object Development Tool
  Using images effectively
  Using sound effectively
  Accessibility Dos and Donts for beginners
  Accessibility potential of word processing software
  Accessibility potential of presentation software
  Adding accessibility value to existing resources
  Accessibility perspectives on e-learning
• Publishers Association
  Response to accessibility issues
  Creating guidance for librarians and learning support staff on obtaining alternative formats
  International Developments within Publishing
  Publisher Lookup UK
• E-Portfolios
  LSC Innovation2

News

• News RSS Feed

Events

• Events Archive
• JISC TechDis Community Site
• Accessible Events Document
• JISC TechDis Staff Packs
• How to write your own workshop

Creation of learning content

• Users who have difficulty seeing things
  Policy Issues
  Content Creation
  Assessment
• Users who have difficulty hearing things
  Policy Issues
  Content Creation
  Assessment
• Users who have difficulty understanding things
  Users who have difficulty seeing things
  Users who have difficulty hearing things
  Users who have difficulty communicating with others
  Users who have difficulty concentrating
  Users who are dyslexic
• Users who have difficulty concentrating
  Policy Issues
  Content Creation
  Assessment
• Users who have difficulties handling & manipulating things
  Policy Issues
  Content Creation
  Assessment
• Users who have difficulty communicating with others
  Policy Issues
  Content Creation
  Assessment
• Users who have difficulty accessing text
  Users who are dyslexic
  Users who have difficulty seeing things
• Users who are dyslexic
  Policy Issues
  Content Creation
  Assessment

Resources and References

• Technology Database
• Publications, Articles and Case Studies
  JISC TechDis Publications
  JISC TechDis External Publications
  JISC TechDis Articles
  Case Studies
  Hosted Resources
• Frequently Asked Questions
  What is JISC TechDis?
  Who are the people at JISC TechDis?
  What is JISC?
  What are the other JISC Advisory Services?
  In which sectors do JISC TechDis Work?
  How do we get in touch with JISC TechDis?
  What happens to my details when I make a helpdesk query?
  How do I get on or off the JISC TechDis mailing list?
  What is the JISC TechDis mail list?
  I have a case study I think JISC TechDis may be interested in, what should I do?
  I have an article I think JISC TechDis may be interested in, what should I do?
• Toolbar/Wizards
  User Preferences Toolbar
  User Style Sheet Wizard
  Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
• JISC TechDis Accessibility Essentials
  JISC TechDis Accessibility Essentials 1: Making Electronic Documents More Readable
  Using Accessibility Essentials: Making Electronic Documents More Readable with Microsoft® Word 2007
  JISC TechDis Accessibility Essentials 2: Writing Accessible Electronic Documents with Microsoft® Word
  JISC TechDis Accessibility Essentials 3: Creating Accessible Presentations
  JISC TechDis Accessibility Essentials 4: Making the Most of PDFs
  Further supplementary material
  JISC TechDis Helpdesk
• JISC TechDis Staff Packs
  JISC TechDis Staff Packs
• Guides/How Tos
  Xerte Learning Object Development Tool Guide
  Assistive Technology
  Microsoft® Products
  Adobe® Products
• Downloads
  JISC TechDis User Style Sheet Wizard
  JISC TechDis User Preferences Toolbar
  JISC TechDis Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
  WebbIE - VI Text Browser
• JISC TechDis Community Site
  JISC TechDis Community Site
• Xerte Learning Object Development Tool
  Get more details and sign up for the Xerte Friday Online Sessions
  Why JISC TechDis are promoting Xerte?
  How to download Xerte and the JISC TechDis template