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 I’m writing lessons and activities for learners to create posters about digital accessibility.

Using Jamie Shields as inspiration, posters, social media graphics. Put them proudly on the L2E website.(show these as examples)

A series of lessons: (4)

Session 1:

What is digital accessibility? Survey/quiz to start - no searching the internet- current knowledge only, to ascertain what our starting point is.

The spectrum of how digital accessibility is addressed. Basics to full WCAG and legislation. Future careers that now need these skills, show job examples and list roles it will impact. The 3 level model of disability (permanent, temporary and situational), discuss some examples (flip chart exercise like well-being week session). Stats on disability and who this impacts, SEO too.

Session 2:

Examples we went through last time (recap). Introduce L2E site and the being visible poster scenario (recycling page).

Now we understand (in pairs select one of L2E digital skills)- explain the intent to publish and other places can use them. (Jamie Shields).

Produce a set of ‘did you know’ posters/social media graphics for website, social media posts and display at own institution. These will be shown at webinars too. Encourage to promote as individuals and as institutions.

Session 3:

Present them back session - discuss outputs. Retake the quiz/ survey.

Ideas of how these skills and knowledge can be embedded into education.

Session 4:

See it in action.

Further things to learn e.g. document accessibility, find a document (word/PowerPoint) do you have a green tick? Maybe check the file you created for this project?

Demo a word doc with errors and fix. (Accessibility checker) Explain avoiding fix time to do it right from start. Explain web design cheaper to bake it and test early than expensive audit and fix at the end.

Further resources to look at to learn how to do it.

Add name and institution to your poster and graphics so you get acknowledgment and certificate of contribution to the L2E project.

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