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- 1. Web accessibility for leaders Positively influencing digital practice Jisc subject specialists: Julia Taylor John Kelly Richard Morton Senior Accessibility Specialist Government Digital Service Cabinet Office
- 2. The running order today • Richard Morton GDS •What are the regulations and what do they mean for how content is published on learning platforms & websites? •John Kelly Jisc •The Accessibility statement requirement • JuliaTaylor Jisc •The big picture - putting it all together – what to do next
- 4. 1."accessibility requirement" - failure to comply - is to be treated as a failure to make "reasonable adjustments" - Equality Act 2010 2.Accessibility statement - must provide an accessibility statement in accordance with the model, and keep it under regular review. New obligations
- 5. Accessibility Statements The accessibility statement must include— a) an explanation of content that is NOT accessible and the reasons why b) a description of the accessible alternatives provided c) contact form - to notify - disproportionate burden - content excluded d) enforcement procedure to which recourse may be had
- 6. Disproportionate burden Public sector body must take account of relevant circumstances, including— a) the size, resources and nature of the public sector body; and b) the estimated costs and benefits for the public sector body in relation to the estimated benefits for persons with disabilities, taking into account the frequency and duration of use of the specific website or mobile application.
- 8. What has this to do with improvement? • Improve student experience • Retention and achievement and satisfaction • Business Development and expansion • Innovative teaching practice • Social contracts and community engagement • Good practice, inspection and funding • Accountability, cost and efficiency • Maximise ROI
- 9. What do you need to know? New requirements re websites, apps and any new or ‘essential’ content • You are responsible for web content you control, create or pay for • In addition to Equality Act - reasonable adjustment It will be monitored • You must evidence you comply to POUR / WCAG2.1AA standards • Timescales for new and existing content. Need to evaluate and prioritise, monitor and manage compliance. An accessibility statement is now a legal requirement • What isn’t compliant and why, what alternatives are available, who to contact Sustainable response process • Requires: Transparency, accountability, guidance and standards
- 10. What do you need to do- Part 1 Create action group that reflects the whole digital delivery / estate • SLT, Marketing, content, teaching, curriculum, quality, support, IT, students Start your evaluation process • Identify priorities: Timescales, importance, cost and current use (audit?) • Create a Roadmap Make staff aware and introduce accountability • Digital capability, guidance and standards Design your Accessibility Statement • Informative and useful and accessible (html) • Set up and test your response process • Ongoing responsibility for maintaining compliance and accountability
- 11. What do you need to do- Part 2 • Follow Government Advice • Renegotiate contracts to include compliance criteria and reviews • Require WCAG 2.1 AA standards in quotation requests • Use web technologies not native mobile apps • Build in user testing and feedback loop • EC Accessible ICT Procurement Toolkit.
- 12. Next steps Join the Digital Accessibility Regulations mailing list https://www.jisc.ac.uk/accessibility
- 13. Questions?
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- JXK EU Directive regulations explained by JXK What applies to whom What is in and what is out Deadlines failure to comply with the "accessibility requirement" in the Regulations is to be treated as a failure to make a "reasonable adjustment. - More certainty - Clearer obligations - Deadlines - enforcement Risk - provide added incentive to get accessibility right New 2018 UK legislation sets out clear time frames for public sector websites to comply with the “accessibility requirement” which means that they need to be accessible in terms of being perceivable, operable, understandable and robust. (POUR). New websites must meet the standards by 23 September 2019. Existing websites must meet the accessibility standards from 23 September 2020. You may be breaking the law if your public sector website or app doesn’t meet the accessibility standards. Your institution must: meet well-defined accessibility standards for its websites publish an accessibility statement - that includes details of content that doesn’t meet accessibility standards provide an accessible alternative within a reasonable time for content that doesn’t meet the standards for those that request it. The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (EU Web Accessibility Directive)
- JXK PSBs have to prepare accessibility statements explaining how their sites comply with the Web Accessibility Regulations. Accessibility statement 8.—(1) A public sector body must provide an accessibility statement in accordance with the model accessibility statement, and keep that statement under regular review. (2) For a website, the accessibility statement must be— (a)provided in an accessible format; and (b)published on the website of the public sector body. (3) For a mobile application, the accessibility statement must be— (a)provided in an accessible format; and (b)available on the website of the public sector body or alongside other information available when downloading the mobile application. (4) The accessibility statement must include— (a)an explanation of those parts of the content that are not accessible and the reasons why; (b)where appropriate, a description of any accessible alternatives provided; (c)a description of, and a link to, a contact form which enables a person to— (i)notify the public sector body of any failure of its website or mobile application to comply with the accessibility requirement; and (ii)request details of the information excluded under regulation 4(2) and regulation 7(4); and (d)a link to the enforcement procedure set out in Part 5 of these Regulations to which recourse may be had in the event of an unsatisfactory response to the notification or the request.
- JXK Disproportionate burden means — Disproportionate burden assessment 7.—(1) Regulation 6 does not require a public sector body to comply with the accessibility requirement if doing so would impose a disproportionate burden on the public sector body. (2) A public sector body must perform an assessment of the extent to which compliance with the accessibility requirement imposes a disproportionate burden. (3) In undertaking such an assessment, a public sector body must take account of relevant circumstances, including— (a)the size, resources and nature of the public sector body; and (b)the estimated costs and benefits for the public sector body in relation to the estimated benefits for persons with disabilities, taking into account the frequency and duration of use of the specific website or mobile application. (4) If, following the assessment, a public sector body determines that compliance with the accessibility requirement would impose a disproportionate burden, it must— (a)explain in its accessibility statement the parts of the accessibility requirement that could not be complied with; and (b)where appropriate, provide accessible alternatives to documents held by that public sector body that are not available on their website or mobile application.
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- (Intro) JT What has this to do with improvement? How do you make the case for inclusive technology? Improve student experience Retention and achievement and satisfaction Business Development and expansion Innovative teaching practice Social contracts and community engagement Good practice, inspection and funding Accountability, cost and efficiency Maximise ROI
- JT New requirements re websites, apps and any new or ‘essential’ content You are responsible for web content you control, create or pay for In addition to Equality Act - reasonable adjustment It will be monitored You must evidence you comply to POUR / WCAG2.1AA standards Timescales for new and existing content. Need to evaluate and prioritise. Create an action group and action plan to monitor and manage compliance. An accessibility statement is now a legal requirement What isn’t compliant and why, what alternatives are available, who to contact Sustainable response process Requires: Transparency, accountability, guidance and standards
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- JT Join the Digital Accessibility Regulations mailing list: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=DIGITALACCESSIBILITYREGULATIONS Set up in September 2018 a JiscMail for those interested in the new digital accessibility regulations and what they mean for online and blended learning. Thanks for joining the list! A space to ask questions, and share information, ideas and examples of good practice
- Questions? https://accessibility.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2019/04/06/authority/ Alistair McNaught examines why appropriate ownership of the activity is vital. Digital inclusion is a recognised right, not just a privilege.