Case Studies

Real-life examples of disabled people using multimedia resources in e-learning and developers sharing their experiences in implementing accessible multimedia solutions for e-learning projects.

Challenges to Learning

The challenges students with specific access needs face when using multimedia resources and the barriers they encounter.

Articles

A series of articles exploring the ways in which multimedia can be used to enhance the accessibility of the learning environment.


Welcome to Skills for Access

About the site

This web site provides you with a comprehensive resource on issues relating to multimedia, e-learning and accessibility. Whether you're new to e-learning, want to know more about specific accessibility issues, or are an expert multimedia developer, we believe you'll find information relevant to your needs.

We Need Your Help!

This is not a site full of accessibility guidelines! We want it to be a place where good ideas can be shared, where problems can be identified and discussed, and where the potential of multimedia to make the learning experience accessible to as many people as possible can be realised. So we want to hear from anyone who has a contribution to make - e.g. through a Case Study that focuses on a specific topic relating to multimedia, accessibility and learning.

Contribute to Skills for Access

National Conferences

Higher Education Academy Annual Conference 2005: Enhancing the Student Experience

This first annual conference of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) will focus on the following themes:

  • engaging the curriculum to support higher education.
  • developing the learning environment.
  • engaging with higher education policy and practice.
  • the role of excellence and innovation in enhancing learning.
  • maximising student retention and success.

Dates: 29 June - 1 July 2005
Venue: Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Accessible Design in the Digital World 2005 Conference

The Accessible Design in the Digital World Conference seeks to bring together academia, industry and the public sector to address the challenges in achieving optimal accessibility of information and communication technology. The conference will be of interest to researchers, developers, designers, usability professionals, decision/policy makers and anyone else interested in accessibility and inclusive design of technology. The conference will provide a relaxed and informal setting in which to discuss the theoretical and practical challenges relating to accessible web, software and technology design.

Date: 23-25 August 2005
Venue: Apex Hotel, Dundee

ALT-C 2005: exploring the frontiers of e-learning - borders, outposts and migration

This year's conference aims to focus on the challenges and opportunities presented by these frontiers and in particular to explore: how we cross the borders between domains; where the boundaries of knowledge and expertise lie; which groups or sectors can effect migration towards new frontiers and outposts as well as cross-fertilisation.

Dates: 6 -8 September 2005
Venue: University of Manchester, England


Using this Site

Making multimedia e-learning optimally accessible is not about ticking a checklist! All our advice encourages a thoughtful and analytic approach to addressing accessibility issues. Accessible e-learning is achieved by engagement, not by formula.