1. Gutenberg to Google Sue Watling. University of Lincoln. Presentation: HEA Conference 2010.

2. Social model of disability Barriers to participation are social. Changing the question from: ‘What problems are you having accessing this digital data?’ To: ‘What is it about this digital data that is preventing you from accessing it?.

3. Gutenberg to Google…

4. “Readers said they were surprised about some of the statements about accessibility as there is special software for those with special needs and there is guidance for software developers related to meeting the needs of those with special needs.”

5. Diversity Single Equality Act 2010. Single Equality Duty. –Gender, –Disability, –Race, –Sexuality, –Religion/Belief, –Age.

6. Inclusive practice with digital data Unknown users. Diversity of preference. MEE-Model.

7. Barriers to access… Fantasy/handwriting fonts. Graphical text (e.g. email signatures). Text emphasis (capitals or colours). Audio/Video with no text alternative. Formats that require plug-ins (Adobe/Flash/Shockwave).

8. Inclusive Practice literature HEA: ‘Disability Legislation’ report. TLRP: Tech Enhanced Learning. –Digital Inclusion. –Digital Literacy. LexDis: student access experiences. TechDis. –Accessibility Essentials Series. –Informing Policy Improving Practice. –Technology Change for Inclusion.

9. Implications for Higher Education Challenges. –‘Transforming HE through TEL’. –‘The Edgeless University’. ‘Information Age’. –Revolution. –Reconstruction. Future is likely to be: –Increasingly digital. –Increasingly diverse.

10. UK Legislation. –DDA 1995, 2001, 2005.DDA –Single Equality Act 2010.Single Equality Act Web Standards. –WAI 1.0 Recommendations.WAI 1.0 –WAI 2.0 Principles.WAI 2.0 Further information. –JISCLegal ‘Accessibility Law for e-learning authors’.JISCLegal –TechDis: accessibility and inclusionTechDis: –Skills for Access: accessible multimedia.Skills for Access:

11. Contact details Sue Watling Centre for Educational Research & Development, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS. 01522 886350 swatling@lincoln.ac.uk