[roundtable] ADCET Webinar: New and under-used strategies for accessible graphics in higher education

From: Leona Holloway <leona.holloway@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: roundtable@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2017 12:17:15 +1100

The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training is
pleased to extend an invitation to members of Round Table to attend an
upcoming webinar on accessible graphics in higher education.
Please register to join us, as detailed below.
with kind regards,
Leona

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From: Darlene McLennan <darlene.mclennan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 23 February 2017 at 12:40
Subject: [austed-list] ADCET latest Webinar: New and under-used strategies
for accessible graphics in higher education
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*ADCET Webinar: New and under-used strategies for accessible graphics in
higher education*

*14 Mar 2017 1:00pm – 2:00pm AEDT*

Vision impaired students represent a small portion of the student
population but require high levels of assistance to access their study
materials. While digitisation has greatly improved access to text, graphics
often remain much more challenging to convey.

As part of a two year project a project team worked closely with vision
impaired students in higher education, disability advisors, academics and
accessible formats producers. They found evidence that vision impaired
students are missing out on important information graphics and that this is
affecting their education experience and their choice of study and career
paths. Through a series of pilot studies, they explored a wide range of
strategies to improve this situation, with a strong focus on practical
implementation. In this webinar, they will draw from their findings to
offer insight on:

   - identifying which graphics need to be made accessible
   - new technologies that students can use to gain independent access to
   graphics
   - choosing the most suitable techniques and technologies to make
   graphics accessible
   - resources to help implement solutions

*Presenter:*

Leona Holloway is Monash University's research officer for the project
"Improving Vision Impaired Student's Access to Graphics in Higher
Education". She has almost 20 years of experience in the field of
accessible formats production and development with a keen interest in
braille, tactile graphics and technology solutions. Leona is an executive
member of the International Council on English Braille and the Australian
Braille Authority

*Audience:*
The webinar will be suitable for disability advisors, accessible formats
producers and academics working with students with a vision impairment.

*Register* https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
669195043252545027?source=ADCET+Website

Darlene McLennan

Manager

Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET)

C/- University of Tasmania

Locked Bag 1354

Launceston TAS 7250

Ph: (03) 63 243758 or 0419154368

Email: Darlene.McLennan@xxxxxxxxxxx

www.adcet.edu.au

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[roundtable] ADCET Webinar: New and under-used strategies for accessible graphics in higher education

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