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Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2025 Celebration
Join us for Global Accessibility Awareness Day Celebrations, where we highlight the importance of digital inclusion and ensuring equal access for all.
- Monday 12 May - Digital Accessibility Stand -Library Foyer (09:00-15:30) for staff and students
- Learn about digital accessibility
- Try vision simulation goggles
- Experience screenreaders at work
- Try a digital accessibility quiz
- Bring your ideas to improve digital accessibility at the University
- Thursday 15 May GAAD 2025: Insights from Colleagues (Registration via UoRLearn) – Online (12:30-13:20) for staff
- Dr Sian Lindsay - Creating accessible document templates
- Siobhan Kerr - Learnings from the government digital accessibility audit
- Steve Gough - Digital Inclusion: Sampling key user journeys with a pan-disability lens
- Thursday 15 May Digital Accessibility in-person workshops (in person) (Registration via UoRLearn) 14:00-15:30 for staff
- Digital Accessibility
- Assistive Technologies
- Current legislation relating to accessibility
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- Checking for accessibility
- Practical tips for creating accessible content
- Apply what you learned – hands-on activity
- TEL: Fix your Blackboard content – in person (Thursday 15 May 10:30-12:00) (Registration via UoRLearn) for staff
How accessible is your Blackboard course? Would you like to fix the accessibility issues of your content? Join this hands-on interactive workshop that is designed to create more accessible and inclusive learning materials on Blackboard.
- Wednesday 21 May Digital Accessibility in-person workshops (in person) (Registration via UoRLearn) 11:00-12:30 for staff
- Digital Accessibility
- Assistive Technologies
- Current legislation relating to accessibility
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- Checking for accessibility
- Practical tips for creating accessible content
- Apply what you learned – hands-on activity
- Digital Accessibility: Where Am I? – simple tool with personalised guidance