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Mixed methods thoughts

 Lesson study as the main study and then work backwards to justify the need for a pre - survey to compliment the post lesson study interview. Make it connected rather than separate. Pre and post surveys are used in many studies, with interviews to explore findings further. Questions about their awareness/knowledge/competences.

The term ‘accessibility’ and ‘inclusive design’

Centre for Universal Design Australia (2024)   https://universaldesignaustralia.net.au/design-for-participation-inclusion-will-follow/ Designers can relate to the term “ inclusive design ” more than other terms. This was one of the findings of a Swedish study. Designers had a general sense of “ accessibility ”, but they felt intimidated by the term. They thought it was for extreme cases for a few people and something they could ignore. Designers also thought accessibility was a higher requirement than inclusive design. They felt inclusive design sounded more inviting and positive than accessible or universal design. This is  an important study  in 2020 for design educators, advocates for people with disability and older people, and creators of guidelines. Perception is everything – it underpins attitudes and in turn, designs. Esra Kahraman (2020): Page 9 an array of useful quotes. https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1440881/FULLTEXT01.pdf http://kth.diva-portal.o...

Ad hoc accessibility playbook

  https://adhoc.team/playbook-accessibility/

Great links for social media accessibility

 Alexa Heinrich  Want to learn more about #accessibility and social media? Cool! Here are some direct links to key sections on Accessible Social to help you get started. - The Impact of Accessibility: bit.ly/3WvpGGV - Alt Text Writing Tips: bit.ly/4c7r1ty - Using Hashtags: bit.ly/3WLUyEF - Using Emoji: bit.ly/4ds5qNi - Captioning Videos: bit.ly/4drvMze - Why "Fancy Fonts" Are Bad: bit.ly/3WLLHCH - The Quick Guide: bit.ly/4aGp6eL

Figma accessibility tutorials

  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRjGZp9Hk7D6qz1txOMLpIn9N1C726OnK&si=zv9u9Z7xpYB1ucuu

Course concepts Mancilla and Frey

Mancilla and Frey (2021) recommended collection of course development practices includes the use of alternative text, heading styles, color contrasts, captions, and descriptive hyperlinks (Mancilla and Frey, 2021). https://qualitymatters.org/sites/default/files/research-docs-pdfs/QM-Digital-Accessibility-Best-Practices-Tools-WP.pdf !!!!Use this as basis of concepts Use for initial teacher questions Yes/No - if yes explain - also add to the final questionnaire  Put alongside Hope paper, SCULPT and THRIVES. Others that list these basics (conclude with the Mancilla and Frey list as to what to cover in the intervention- what the barriers from the human perspective and how these simple principles can be applied. And this report on:  The analysis of digital accessibility skills, training, job roles, best practices. https://digital-accessibility.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DA_IO1_A1-Desktop-reseach-report-FINAL_Acessible.pdf Mancilla and Frey book - Harvard reference chapters in Zo...

Literature review 2024

BUILD EACH TOPIC WITH JAMES HAYTON FORMULA  Situation, problem, responses, need/gap/what research aims to do Situation, event, consequence, further need Literature review phase 1 (after the background and context - social model argument that a society cannot prevent barriers if they are either not aware of them or not educated to address them). Start by framing and orientating the reader to the context and gaps: The design of this educational study will be underpinned by the theory/framework of PCK (Shulman, 1986). What is PCK Define it, starting with pedagogy as the art, craft and science of teaching Pedagogy encompasses learning or curriculum as planned, enacted and experienced (Nind, Billet) PCK is a mix of subject knowledge, teaching the subject in the classroom and knowledge of how learners respond to the subject.  Shulman, 1986? Little is known about PCK in the context of teaching DA awareness (Lewthwaite). These will act as frameworks to guide this literature review and...