Hi everyone,
Here at Sheffield Hallam we are currently trying to develop a system to ensure that any essential course software used throughout the university is checked for accessibility. At the moment, due to the dizzying array of software packages and information sources on the network, we are restricting this to anything that it is absolutely essential for a student to use for passing their course. This is looking like it will be a fairly torturous process, as it involves liasing with the computing department, and making the faculties aware of the need to consider accessibility when choosing software (at the moment the tutors just pick a program and send the disks on the IT people, and we pick up the pieces when it all goes horribly wrong!). An example of the kind of situation that we're trying to avoid is where a student has to complete and submit work in a particular software package, but the software will not work with the student's screen reader. Has anybody at a college or uni had any similar experiences of this becoming an issue, and perhaps successfully set up a system or raised awareness throughout the institution?.
Many thanks
Rich Nind
Technical Advisor
Disabled Student Support Team/ Sheffield Regional
Assessment Centre
Sheffield Hallam University
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