As we all make the switch to online delivery, it’s important to make the online experience as accessible as possible to all of our students. Here are some tips around how you can make that delivery work for everyone. Presentation delivered by Laura Hutton, Forth Valley College, as part of the Virtual Bridge Session series. Watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heL6z_CrsP4 Follow along at https://twitter.com/Virtual_Bridge and see what's coming up next at https://bit.ly/VBsessions

1. It’s all in the delivery….
Accessible online sessions
Tips for making the online learning experience for work for Everyone.

2. Why?
Really...
Why Not?
• It’s the right thing to do
• It’s not as complicated or
time consuming as you
think
• It’s the Law

3. The Legal bit…
 “Unlike the medical model, where an individual
is disabled by their impairment, the social
model views disability as the relationship
between the individual and society.
In other words, it sees the barriers created by
society as the cause of disadvantage and
exclusion, rather than the impairment itself.”
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (UNCRPD) The Scottish Government's Draft Delivery
Plan 2016-2020
• The Equality Act 2010
• The Public Sector Bodies
(Websites and Mobile
Applications) Accessibility
Regulations 2018

4. Disclaimer….
• Technology is not a magic
fix
• Social economic barriers
• Digital Literacy
• The current pandemic

5. Preparation….
Open a dialogue
 For an open session - proactively
invite people with accessibility needs
to contact you
 Known students in a class – ask all
your students what they need going
forward
Practice
 Security/Privacy
 Personal reminders before the call
 Information in advance
 Advice on set up
 The Fear – Technical

6. Hosting the session….
Etiquette
• Setting expectations
• Ground Rules
• Mute Mic/Hands up
• Collaboration
• Language
Respect
• Personal Preferences
• Participation
• Modes of
communication
• Breaks
Resources
• Structure (use heading styles)
• Colour and contrast
• Use of images
• Links (hyperlinks)
• Plain English
• Table structure

7. Resources and Content….
Even McDonalds offer more than one burger.
Subtitles & Closed
Captions.
MS PowerPoint for subtitling Otter.ai
for transcription
MS Stream Closed Captions or
YouTube Closed Captions
Text-to-Speech, MP3
files
MS Immersive Reader
Read&Write
Claro
Interactive material
Polls, Quizzes, Forms.
Demos

8. Post-session.
Hand-outs
 Various formats available
 Recordings of the session
 Transcription or Chat pane
 Links to resources
Receiving Work
 Consider the requirements, can work be
submitted in alternative formats – a video
recording of a presentation, a video
call/professional discussion.
 Allow additional time (where possible) for
getting to grips with technology.

9. Links.
MS Accessibility
Checker
Guide to making your online events
accessible for people with autism
SCULPT for Accessibility
Worcestershire County Council -
Helen Wilson - SCULPT
AbilityNet
AbilityNet website
Autistica.org.uk
Improving Accessibility with
Accessibility Checker
Vision Australia
Document Accessibility
Toolbar
Vision Australia - Tools and resources Accessibility requirements for public
sector websites and apps
Government Digital
Services

10. Questions?
Thank you for your time.
Laura Hutton
Assistive Technology Co-ordinator
Chosen Pronouns: She/Her
Tel: +44 (0)1324 403120
laura.hutton@forthvalley.ac.uk