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Welcome everyone - new and existing members - to the Assistive Technology Network for session 2016/17. It's been really heartening to see the Network being used so well for it's purpose. Thanks for all the interesting and lively posts; I know my practice has benefited from this rich information source. We now have over 200 members - so there is obviously a strong interest in all things AT 'out there', or rather here! This year will see us push forward with the AT Steering Group - a date to meet will be winging its way to those have expressed an interest soon. Once the steering group is up and running we hope to have a Wordpress blog and Twitter account for you to contribute to should this appeal. Margaret McKay from Jisc has been kindly beavering away organizing a webinar for the Network which should be helpful to many. We hope you can join us for this on the 26th Oct which focuses on exploring alternative ways to access alternative formatting. Here is a quick summary of the session: Accessing information in the appropriate accessible format is an entitlement, yet doing so can often be problematic for students and for staff supporting them, placing them at unreasonable disadvantage. Whilst institutions have a legal responsibility to produce information and course content in accessible formats, there are often difficulties in procuring accessible versions of information and course material that have not been ‘digitally born’. There are a number of services available to support staff in doing so and some options will be explored during this lunchtime session. To book please click on the link below: http://events.collegedevelopmentnetwork.ac.uk/events/show/5852 And finally, we really want the Network to be creative and user led. If you have any ideas or requests for training or other please let us know. We have suppliers in the background who would love to meet your AT needs either through webinars or direct training. Kind regards Claire Claire Guthrie Senior Lecturer - Learning Support North Hanover St City of Glasgow College 0141 566 4297 City of Glasgow College | Scottish Charity Number SCO36198 | VAT Number 59677128 DISCLAIMER :- This email, together with any attachments, may be confidential and the subject of legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately, delete this message and note that you are not permitted to print, copy, disclose or use the content in any way. City of Glasgow College does not accept any legal responsibility of liability (including in negligence) for the contents of this communication, nor does it endorse or accept any personal views represented herein. Email communications may be subject to interception by third parties or possible data corruption and City of Glasgow College accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the content of communications altered after transmission from the college network.