No student should be left behind in the pursuit of education. Durham’s principles emphasise accessibility and inclusivity in all programs, ensuring that students from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities can fully participate and thrive. This commitment extends to every aspect of the educational journey, fostering a community where diversity is celebrated, and every voice is valued.
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Structuring Learning Content
Learning content can be presented to learners in a number of ways, most often this will be via the virtual learning environment (VLE) such as Blackboard, but may be as a live presentation on a screen or handouts given to learners in lectures and seminars. Content may be paper-based or media based such as videos, images and podcasts. Whatever and however materials are provided for learners, it is important for them to be readily accessible. More…
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Planning Learning Content
Step 1 – Understanding the Departmental Template Each department agreed a template right at the beginning of the roll-out of Blackboard which was designed to give staff a framework in which to develop learning materials to make it easy for…
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Preparing Learning Content
Once all of your existing materials are filed away in folders and easily accessed you can begin to think about the structure of your materials. If you already have materials then this will require you to review and ensure that…
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Presenting Learning Content
The information presented below is equally useful when producing Word documents or PowerPoint slides as well as developing Documents in Blackboard or web pages such as this. Presenting the Content Order Order materials logically this is usually the order in…
What you need to do
Navigating accessibility legislation and good practice as a member of staff at the University can feel daunting, but it is ultimately about removing barriers so that all your students can engage fully with your teaching. Don’t feel scared by it, or be put off trying, inclusivity is a process reached in a lot of small steps. Making a few simple changes can make a big difference to your students. More…
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Principles of Digital Accessibility
Meeting WCAG standards generally revolves around four principles, often abbreviated to “POUR”.Content must be: Web Accessibility Initiative – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines POUR Perceivable Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive. For…