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Good Accessibility Practices
Alison Cox 16 April 2008
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The UK Perspective Population: 60,609,153 (7.2m in London)
66% of popn aged 15-64 Land area: sq km 180 Universities 400 Colleges Almost 50% of school leavers enter further or higher education
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Setting the Scottish Scene
Population: 5,054,800 Area: 78,789 sq km Scottish Parliament reinstated in 1999 after gap of 300 years Education (and Health) are devolved matters 21 Universities 43 Colleges
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Session Outline Theme 1 – Accessibility Theme 2 – Inclusiveness
“It can’t be done”: myths and excuses “We have to do it!”: reasons “Show me how!”: ways and means Theme 2 – Inclusiveness Moving from ‘integration’ to ‘inclusion’ Removing barriers: structural attitudinal
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“It can’t be done!” “We can’t afford to become fully accessible – it will cost too much to make the changes.”
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“It can’t be done!” “Most people who study here don’t have any problems with access!”
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“It can’t be done!” “In any case… higher education is meant to be a challenge.”
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“It can’t be done!” “Making this organisation accessible isn’t my responsibility!”
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“It can’t be done!” “We would need to rely on experts – I wouldn’t know where to start.”
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“We have to do it!” Obligation Expectation Evaluation Vocation
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Obligation Moral Legal Policy Driven
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Expectation Of students Of their ‘significant others’ Of colleagues
Of community
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Evaluation Self Peers External agencies Funding providers
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Vocation Commitment Passion Job satisfaction Ambition
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Progressing from ‘Integration’ to ‘Inclusiveness’
How is this achieved?
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“Show me how!”
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Changing perceptions from….
‘Students with barriers to learning’ for whom special arrangements are made to facilitate access to learning;
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To a collective mindset …
where learning environments are purposefully designed to avoid excluding potential students
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Auditing for Inclusiveness
Components: ETHOS ACTIVITY INFRA- STRUCTURE
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ETHOS Culture Values Practices Attitudes
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ACTIVITY Curriculum Mode Method Focus
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INFRASTRUCTURE Estates Facilities Systems Policies
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Ask yourself…. Would your organisation pass such an
‘inclusiveness test’ today?
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