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Slide1
Accessible education in the Digital Age
Hannu Puupponen
Planning
Coordinator
Admission
and
Student
services
University of JyväskyläSlide2
About Accessibility
“Accessibility
refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities
.”
“Accessibility
is strongly related to universal design which is the process of creating products that are usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, operating within the widest possible range of situations
.”
(Wikipedia)
”Accessibility
means
a
learning and working environment where everyone can operate on an equal basis
, irrespective
of their personal
qualities”
(ESOK project).Slide3
About Digital age
“Shift
from traditional industry to an economy based on information
computerization.”
“In
a commercialized society, the information industry is able to allow individuals to explore their
personalized needs
, therefore simplifying the procedure of making decisions for transactions and significantly
lowering costs
for both the producers and buyers
.”
(Wikipedia)Slide4
Discussion with blind students
Two
of the
students
study
humanities
,
one
studies
IT.
Mostly
students
are
quite
satisfied
with University
teaching
and
services
It
appears
that
the
departments
differ
from
each
other
in the
use
of IT
Papers
and
pencil
vs.
e-examination
Contact
learning
vs.
on-line
lectures
and
recordings
However
studying
IT
has
turned
out
too
visual
with
many
graphs
and
images
”
More
detailed
infromation
is
needed
on
studying
”.
Slide5
Discussion with blind students
(2)
The new
student
is
not
interested
in
tactile
map
but
wishes
for:
List
of the
most
essential
course
books
in
good
time
to
order
them
from
Celia
Lecture
materials
(.
ppt
files
) in
accessible
format
Information
on
Braille
encoding
of the
phonetic
alphabet
. Slide6
Discussion with blind students (3)
The international
student
haven´t
got
any
support
from
exchange
programs
.
It
appears
that
:
There
isn´t
any
assistant
available
The
buss
timetable
won´t
work
with
screen
reader
The
buss
stop
has
been
removed
because
of
construction
work
University copy
service
user
interface
is
not
accessible
Wireless
printing
is
not
possible
There are inaccessible
class assignments and materials on the learning management
system
There are inaccessible
documents that are scanned images on webpages and
websites
Copy service and instructions do not support the use of OCR
Inaccessible live chat and discussion board
functions are
uset
IT support is not familiar with Assistive Technology.Slide7
Small steps towards
accessible
education
Design for All network 2002-
”
Accessible
studies
in
universities
”
report
by
Ministry
of
Education
2005
Finnish
Inclusive Higher Education
(ESOK) project
2007-2011
ESOK volunteer network 2011-Slide8
Small steps towards accessible
education
(2)
”
Slowly
but
surely
.
Progress
in the accessibility of university and polytechnic education in the
2000s
.”
Ministry
of
Education
and Culture 2012
need to work for
accessibility as
regards strategic planning and
the
personnel’s pedagogical skills
electronic communication
is still inaccessible at
places
challenges
of
old
and/or
listed
buildings
equality
and inclusion of all members of the community.Slide9
Small steps towards accessible
education
(3)
Accessible knowledge and communication environment (
Stivi
) recommendation
2013-2014
More flexible education for all vs. new barriers for some
learners.
New University policies and practices
E.g. Accessible
education at the University of
Jyväskylä. Rector’s
decision, 24 June 2014Slide10
Small steps towards accessible
education
(4)
Non-Discrimination
Act (1325/2014)
Act will be applied to all public and private activities
11
prohibited grounds of discrimination
public
authorities,
education providers, educational institutes and
employers are
required to draw up a plan to promote
equality
reasonable
accommodations to ensure that employees with disabilities have equal access to services, work or education and
training
denial of reasonable accommodations and instructions or orders to discriminate are
prohibited.Slide11
Current activities
University
staff
training
organized
by
Stivi
project
(
accessible
documents
,
web
sites
and multimedia) 2015
Equity
in student mobility in the Nordic higher
education project
based on Nordic Council of Minister's (NMR) invitation
NNDC
Nordic network of disability coordinators
Accessible
education
ESF
application
(16
different
Educational
organizations
and
NGOs
)
Indicators
Training
Support
for
organizational
development
Political
activities
Benchmarking
.Slide12
Some expectations
Ratification
of
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites
Proposal
for a Directive 2012 / National
legislation
.