{"id":8723,"date":"2021-05-17T13:59:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=8723"},"modified":"2021-05-25T14:18:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:18:11","slug":"global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/05\/17\/global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8724\" width=\"724\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0.png 800w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0-100x50.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0-450x225.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2021\/05\/pasted-image-0-600x300.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday 20th May 2021 sees the 10th Annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD is an international event aimed at focusing attention on digital accessibility and inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital accessibility presents a huge challenge for students with disabilities. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/\">report from WebAIM<\/a> showed that 97% of the top one million homepages on the web do not meet the recommended industry standard for accessibility, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/\">WCAG 2.1 AA<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since September 2018 it has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jisc.ac.uk\/accessibility\">legal requirement<\/a> that public sector bodies including Universities meet the WCAG standard for web content. In June this year that requirement is extended to cover mobile applications as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here at University of Sussex around <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/ssro\/data\/digest\/2020-2021\">20% of our student body<\/a> have registered disabilities, from physical disabilities to specific learning differences such as dyslexia, and mental health conditions. Addressing this need is core to providing an excellent student experience for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over recent years Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) and many other areas of the University of Sussex have been working hard to support staff in making their content accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>TEL produced the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/accessibility\">Digital Accessibility Toolkit<\/a> to support staff to create and update accessible teaching resources.<\/li><li>The Web Team have produced extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/brand\/staff\/web\/accessibility\">guidance for those editing the website<\/a>.<\/li><li>The Library introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/library\/using-the-library\/reformat\">SensusAccess<\/a> allowing students and staff to easily convert their documents into more accessible formats. Further information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/library\/using-the-library\/support\">Library Support Services page<\/a>.<\/li><li>The Sussex Regional Access Centre, based at University of Sussex have provided <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/srac\/assistive-technology\">a listing of assistive technologies<\/a> available for students to support them in their studies.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This reflects only a small part of the work going on to ensure we provide an inclusive digital space for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many organisations are putting on open events in support of GAAD and you can find a list of many of these on the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org\/\">GAAD website<\/a>. Sussex TEL are getting involved and we have teamed-up with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.brighton.ac.uk\/elearningteam\/the-team\/\">our counterparts at Brighton University<\/a> to offer our own event. On GAAD itself (20th May) we are excited to present a keynote talk from Dr Kevin Merry of De Montfort University (DMU). Dr Merry is an expert in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cast.org\/impact\/universal-design-for-learning-udl\">Universal Design for Learning<\/a>, an approach that he helped to introduce at DMU five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/KnS7uhOjFzLDIQwQBJGmrrrZjSm-sZN1kdFR5T3QTD9Pt5rnkhQU1IAH80X9PryHX8EToLnXocmbxv7hLLIiaUL-eccXniSmFD2L99rDQaxrxgeklat4CTNaULzkpQLkWGGFcAeu\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption>Dr Kevin Merry of De Montfort University (DMU).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Merry will be presenting his online keynote, \u2018Institution-wide approaches to embedding accessibility\u2019, on Thursday at 3pm. The event is open to all staff and students at University of Sussex and the University of Brighton.&nbsp; Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/institution-wide-approaches-to-embedding-accessibility-dr-kevin-merry-tickets-152639630243\">sign-up via eventbrite<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to follow and to tweet about GAAD with the #GAAD.<br>If you have questions about how to make your modules accessible, please do get in touch via <a href=\"mailto:tel@sussex.ac.uk\">tel@sussex.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8723\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/05\/17\/global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8723\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/05\/17\/global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/05\/17\/global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/05\/17\/global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-8723\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/05\/17\/global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/05\/17\/global-accessibility-awareness-day-gaad\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday 20th May 2021 sees the 10th Annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). 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