Is the online provision of HE accessible? ICT4IAL International Confernce, Riga, Latvia Isabelle Turmaine International Association of Universities

What is e-Accessible? ‘It is e-accessible, it is online!’ ‘It is e-accessible, it is released under an open source license’ TRUE? FALSE?

Why is it important? According to the UN, disabled people represent 15% of worldwide population Largest minority Growing minority (ageing population; conflicts; natural disasters) How many disabled students at university? How many teachers with disabilities? What about lifelong learning?

Why is it important? (2) National, regional and international bodies are asking for better inclusion Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all 4.3 Equal access to affordable quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university Open Working Group on SDG Outcome Document, Goal 4 validated by UNESCO

Checking e-accessibility Quickly test the e-accessibility of one of your online production/ content based on what you’ve learned at the workshop you attended this morning. Separately Is my ppt presentation e-accessible? Together

Looking at the future Will you use the Guidelines in your daily practice? Will you share information on the Guidelines with colleagues, students, staff (including senior management)? Will you push for adoption of the Guidelines at institutional level? Do you think the Guidelines are timely?

Thank you Isabelle Turmaine International Association of Universities (IAU) ICT4IAL ICT for Information Accessibility in Learning Project