{"id":8964,"date":"2020-11-12T14:20:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T14:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitaldevelopment\/?page_id=8964"},"modified":"2025-04-28T16:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:17:33","slug":"digital-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/staff\/digital-teaching\/teaching-practice\/digital-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8964\" class=\"elementor elementor-8964\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a15f512 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a15f512\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e3c485\" data-id=\"8e3c485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330be63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"330be63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a11c0b55b64d\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Digital Accessibility<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e3beb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1e3beb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cb825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6cb825\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d649ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d649ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The UK\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2018\/952\/made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Accessibility Regulations<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>came into force in September 2018 which means that we have a legal obligation to make any material presented online fully accessible. Not only is it morally and ethically the right thing to do, it is required by law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee312d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee312d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7e9f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee7e9f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cdd82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12cdd82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cedd8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cedd8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Why does Accessibility matter?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047459c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"047459c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accessibility promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. Accessibility is not the responsibility of any one department, school, team or directorate, but involves a combined whole institution approach, where everyone strives to be more accessible.<\/p><p>Hear QUB academic, Dr Laura Michael talk about what digital accessibility means to her in this video below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a2dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b8a2dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=ov9hix9DR4Y&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811ac42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"811ac42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31fa33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d31fa33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sh-heading-content size-s text-left\">The following are steps to help you plan, design and develop content in a more inclusive and accessible way:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cffa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_accordion\" data-id=\"39cffa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-title-bordered accordion-md accordion-side-spacing accordion-title-bg-transparent accordion-title-circle accordion-expander-left accordion-active-has-fill\" id=\"accordion-6a11c0b562036\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-6061\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" href=\"#collapse-6061\" data-target=\"#collapse-6061\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-6061\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-6061\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Accessible Documents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-6061\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-6061\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ensure your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/2020\/04\/08\/accessible-design\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>documents<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are made accessible for learner variability and are fully compliant in terms of accessibility.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-6062\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" href=\"#collapse-6062\" data-target=\"#collapse-6062\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-6062\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-6062\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Accessible PowerPoint<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-6062\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-6062\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ensure\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/2020\/07\/06\/accessiblepresentations\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PowerPoint slides<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are accessible when developing presentations.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-6063\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" href=\"#collapse-6063\" data-target=\"#collapse-6063\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-6063\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-6063\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Accessible Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-6063\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-6063\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ensure your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/2020\/06\/22\/accessiblevideos\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>videos<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are made accessible for learner variability AND are fully compliant by law.<\/li><li>If required,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.microsoftstream.com\/video\/e4874f67-7bbb-469d-9cb9-c8e3c9538a42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Microsoft Word<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0can be used to create a transcript for \u2018audio content\u2019 or \u2018video with no audio\u2019 that is\u00a0<strong><em>not<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>hosted on MS Stream.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-6064\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" href=\"#collapse-6064\" data-target=\"#collapse-6064\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-6064\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-6064\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Accessible Visuals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-6064\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-6064\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ensure\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/2020\/12\/17\/accessible-content-design-for-learner-variability-visuals\/\" rel=\"noopener\">all visuals<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0are accessible when developing creating or using images, charts, graphics etc.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-6065\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" href=\"#collapse-6065\" data-target=\"#collapse-6065\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-6065\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-6065\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Canvas Accessibility Tool<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-6065\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-6065\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Use the \u2018<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=74BD8yIIEPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Checker<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 available within the Rich Content Editor of Canvas Pages, Announcements, Discussions and Assignments.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading-6066\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" href=\"#collapse-6066\" data-target=\"#collapse-6066\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-6066\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-6066\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-add\"><\/i><i class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-ion-ios-remove\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Accessibility Checklist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-6066\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6a11c0b562036\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-6066\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Refer to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/go.qub.ac.uk\/QUBAccessibilityChecklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Checklist<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0when developing content as it incorporates a full list of accessible design practices.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad86fae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad86fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47aba77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47aba77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Accessibility THRIVES<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771706f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"771706f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Centre for Educational Development (CED) have designed the THRIVES acronym to help you to easily remember key accessibility considerations which will help to comply with UK digital accessibility legislation. 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Training and Support<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583901cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_content_box\" data-id=\"583901cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_content_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb pos-rel lqd-fb-style-4 lqd-fb-zoom-img-onhover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden lqd-fb-img pos-rel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-100\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2023\/08\/Accessibility-Course-Card-Image.png\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.qub.ac.uk\/courses\/10172\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"lqd-overlay\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-content pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-bg lqd-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-hover-overlay lqd-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-5 text-center lqd-fb-content-inner pos-rel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"lqd-fb__title mt-0 mb-3 font-weight-normal \">Accessibility Toolkit<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-0 mb-0\"> Online course to guide you in the creation of accessible content for learner variability with examples of good\/bad practice and appropriate tools available to support you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e86398c\" 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For more information, link to Blackboard Ally and Canvas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bffda0e\" data-id=\"bffda0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ceda5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ceda5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Guide<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b60e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_content_box\" data-id=\"f8b60e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_content_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb pos-rel lqd-fb-style-4 lqd-fb-zoom-img-onhover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden lqd-fb-img pos-rel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-100\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/332\/2024\/03\/Accessible-media.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/staff\/digital-teaching\/teaching-practice\/accessible-video-and-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"lqd-overlay\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-content pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-bg lqd-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-hover-overlay lqd-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-5 text-center lqd-fb-content-inner pos-rel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"lqd-fb__title mt-0 mb-3 font-weight-normal \">Making Media Accessible<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-0 mb-0\"> Here are a few basic steps that should be followed when creating a video or audio resource to ensure your recording is accessible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Accessibility The UK\u00a0Digital Accessibility Regulations\u00a0came into force in September 2018 which means that we have a legal obligation to make any material presented online fully accessible. 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