Session Outline:
This workshop will introduce colleagues to the work by the University of York on accessibility of digital content for quantitative subjects. Dr Lillian Joy and her colleagues will present the approach taken by the University of York to progress digital accessibility in their Maths department with the help of student interns, lecturers, transcribers and disabled students.
They will describe the infrastructure and projects required to make creating accessible maths easy for all. Finally, the approach to working with interns will be discussed as an underpinning foundation to creating an accessible environment.
About the Speakers:
Lilian Joy is an educational adviser at the University of York, who is passionate about staff development and the 'learning' in technology-enhanced learning. She has over 28 years' experience as a teacher, trainer, e-learning manager and consultant in vocational education, higher education and the private sector. Lilian’s current research interests include the experience of disabled staff and students in HE, building capacities for accessible and active learning and accessible maths.
Cordelia Webb is a PhD student and GTA in the York maths department. She also works to support students as an electronic note-taker and transcriber for the sciences. Cordelia is interested in widening access to the mathematical community and has been working with the Digital Inclusivity team at the University of York to help make digital maths content more accessible.
Cody Spnks is a third year computer science student who worked as an intern over summer 2022.
This is open to LSE Staff only.
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