{"id":5357,"date":"2021-05-28T12:44:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T12:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=5357"},"modified":"2025-01-27T20:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T20:35:22","slug":"accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5357\" class=\"elementor elementor-5357\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-222ce76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"222ce76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc9fce2\" data-id=\"dc9fce2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3504730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3504730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Digital Accessibility<\/strong> in higher education refers to a set of practices that ensure online learning content is accessible to all the users. It improves the site experience of the learners and educators by providing the customise accessibility options to suit their individual needs.<\/p><p><strong>Digital Accessibility<\/strong> is necessary because it:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>P<\/strong>romotes inclusive learning practices.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>E<\/strong>nsures Users can create, communicate, learn and collaborate without any barriers.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>P<\/strong>rovides alternative options to access the content, which can increase student engagement.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>E<\/strong>ncourages faculty to be mindful of the needs of the diverse group of learners while preparing the lectures.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7379d31\" data-id=\"7379d31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd5274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3bd5274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/CjzpozPjln4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a361ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a361ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d0c291\" data-id=\"1d0c291\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5c3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5c3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">access &amp; use accessibility features<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96fc4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96fc4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fddee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"24fddee\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b203b elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"78b203b\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae94e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae94e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><p>Find out <strong>how to access<\/strong> and use the accessibility features on:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">Blackboard Ultra:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0Blackboard provides a list of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Administrator\/SaaS\/User_Interface_Options\/Ultra_Experience\/Accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accessibility features<\/a><span style=\"color: #800080;text-decoration: underline\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Within Blackboard there is also a\u00a0 service called\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-ally-students\/\">Blackboard Ally<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0which works in the background and will \u2018convert\u2019 files uploaded to Blackboard into multiple alternative formats.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p>Microsoft provides inbuilt accessibility features for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/accessibility-support-for-word-c014d8b8-4ef3-4a7a-935d-295663f3343c\">Word<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/accessibility-support-for-powerpoint-9d2b646d-0b79-4135-a570-b8c7ad33ac2f\">PowerPoint<\/a>,<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/accessibility-support-for-microsoft-teams-d12ee53f-d15f-445e-be8d-f0ba2c5ee68f\">Teams.<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">Panopto<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0accessibility features help students to easily navigate and read the Panopto web interface using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/panopto-accessibility\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">captioning and screen readers<\/span>.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=5497&amp;preview=true\">Padlet<\/a><\/span> currently offers basic support for screen readers and the ability to navigate the login page and dashboard using the keyboard only.<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/accessibility-features-pdfs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility features in PDFs (Acrobat, and Acrobat Reader).<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Student\/Accessibility\/Accessibility_Features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Features in Blackboard Learn<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p>Operating systems such as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/accessibility\/windows?activetab=pivot_1%3aprimaryr2\">Windows<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-gb\/guide\/mac-help\/mh35884\/mac\">macOS<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en_uk\/chromebook\/accessibility\/\">Chromebook (Chrome OS)<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accessibility\/android\/answer\/6006564?hl=en-GB\">Android<\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-gb\/guide\/iphone\/iph3e2e4367\/ios\">iOS.<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftteams\/accessibility-guide-admin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Accessibility Guide for Microsoft Teams Admins<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eaba6d elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2eaba6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db96e8e\" data-id=\"db96e8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721aa72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"721aa72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Make your content accessible<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c0804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89c0804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find out\u00a0<strong>how to make (author)<\/strong>\u00a0content accessible using the following tools:<\/p><ul><li><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-ally-staff\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Blackboard Ally<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is a tool that staff can use to make their module content in Blackboard accessible to all users. It does this by automatically scanning course content and providing accessibility scores and feedback on how to improve the accessibility of the content, as well as generating alternative accessible formats for uploaded files that students can download for their personal use.<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/create-verify-pdf-accessibility.html#make_PDFs_accessible\">PDF( Acrobat)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/improve-accessibility-of-content-while-creating-documents\/#pppacc\">Microsoft PowerPoint<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/improve-accessibility-of-content-while-creating-documents\/#ppvacc\">Videos for PowerPoint<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/improve-accessibility-of-content-while-creating-documents\/#aword\">Microsoft Word<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/accessibility-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Accessibility Checklist<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2><strong>Training and Support<\/strong><\/h2><ul><li class=\"p1\"><p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/universityofwestminster.sharepoint.com\/sites\/00270\/SitePages\/How-to-make-your-content-more-accessible.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Digital Accessibility at Westminster<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vle.westminster.ac.uk\/accessibility\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Accessibility Course<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universityofwestminster.sharepoint.com\/sites\/00270\/SitePages\/Academic%20Year%202022-23%20(Semester%202,%20Jan-April%202023).aspx?xsdata=MDV8MDF8fGJmYjQ3MmQ1ZjczYTQzYjRhNTlkMDhkYWUyYWIxMmM2fGJiM2M5N2ZmMTFiNTRiMzc5MmNmMTg5N2IyZDg3NjZifDB8MHw2MzgwNzE1MjE2MDg2Mzk5MDF8VW5rbm93bnxWR1ZoYlhOVFpXTjFjbWwwZVZObGNuWnBZMlY4ZXlKV0lqb2lNQzR3TGpBd01EQWlMQ0pRSWpvaVYybHVNeklpTENKQlRpSTZJazkwYUdWeUlpd2lWMVFpT2pFeGZRPT18MXxNVFkzTVRVMU5UTTJNREU0TVRzeE5qY3hOVFUxTXpZd01UZ3hPekU1T2pFMU1qQTNNMkUyT0RSa1pEUTRZVFk0TUdFeVlqRXpPRGxpTUdWak1HVTFRSFJvY21WaFpDNXphM2x3WlE9PXxjNWY5NWFjZThlOTc0ZDhmYTU5ZDA4ZGFlMmFiMTJjNnxlZTVmMDE5OThmODM0MzVlYmY2Y2ViZTY2YTIyZTJhYg%3D%3D&amp;sdata=ZlhXYWxVYUxwMmQ2WENmbERHZzIxTXRFSnhPWkNYVXlKWXdVaWxwSnlrVT0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Accessibility Training Workshops (STAFF)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/digital-accessibility-workshops-for-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Accessibility Training Workshops (STUDENT)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/westminster.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Sessions\/List.aspx#folderID=%22b84b1c35-da7a-4291-8ed0-ade8012f468a%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Digital Accessibility Training Workshop Recordings\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d583e4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d583e4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41fb25c\" data-id=\"41fb25c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3bd61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f3bd61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News and Events\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8393b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8393b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2ac715\" data-id=\"c2ac715\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776df88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"776df88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Digital Accessibility Awareness Week:<\/strong> The University of Westminster celebrated Global Accessibility Awareness Day(GAAD) by organising a week-long series of webinars. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/digital-accessibility-awareness-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Check our blog page<\/span><\/a> to access the recordings of the sessions, and valuable resources shared during the week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c53a16d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c53a16d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4618f8f\" data-id=\"4618f8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750258e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"750258e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e072aa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e072aa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-520de0b\" data-id=\"520de0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474c73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"474c73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/about-us\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Learning Innovation and Digital Engagement (LIDE)<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>Team is committed to promoting inclusive digital learning practices at the University of Westminster. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to share feedback regarding the accessibility features of learning tools.<\/p><p>Further guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.westminster.ac.uk\/digitalaccessibility\/owndevice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>using your own device to make your mobile technology work smarter<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Disability Learning Support:<\/strong> If you need further assistance, contact the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/current-students\/support-and-services\/disability-learning-support\">Disability Learning Support<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Team. They have appointed Disability Advisers and Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD). Advisers are available to help you, as well as Disability Tutors at each campus who can answer questions related to your course. Each library also has a Disability Support Representative.<\/p><p><strong>Understanding new accessibility requirements:<\/strong>\u00a0New<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local.gov.uk\/our-support\/accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">regulations from the government<\/span><\/a><\/strong> mean public sector organisations have a legal duty to make sure websites and apps meet accessibility requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ad2096 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ad2096\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e16adf\" data-id=\"0e16adf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39074ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39074ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #808080\"><em>Last Updated March\/2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Accessibility in higher education refers to a set of practices that ensure online learning content is accessible to all the users. It improves the site experience of the learners and educators by providing the customise accessibility options to suit&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5357","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/149"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5357"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20133,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5357\/revisions\/20133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}