The VE Design team held another Panel Session on March 28, to discuss and explore ways on improving accessibility across teaching and learning experiences. Today, digital accessibility touches nearly every aspect of educational institutions: applications to websites, courses, resources used in programs, services, and activities. We had a panel of experts including: Andrew Normand – Web Accessibility Lead, University of Melbourne Michael Meehan – Dean: Faculty of Foundation Studies, Box Hill Institute & Centre for Adult Education Brendan Carter – Creative Director, The Learning Hook What does accessibility mean to you? Panel member, Michael Meehan directed this question to the audience. Whilst the question was simple, it was a clear indicator that accessibility is diverse in its meaning and applications across members of the educational community. Michael stated that whilst everyone has different definitions and approaches when it comes to addressing accessibility within education, we need to change our approach and have it in the forefront of our thinking at all times. Michael indicated that Box Hill Institute continues to see growth patterns of the number of students identifying with disabilities annually. In 2015, they had 733 students who identified with disabilities and have since had a […]
