Hi Rich,
Could you perhaps give an example or two of the software
giving student's problems, and what those problems are?
George.
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Subject: Essential course software and accessibility
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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