The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) have launched an online toolkit which provides practical guidelines for teachers and trainers to make learning materials even more accessible. The toolkit is now available on the Excellence Gateway – a simple, one-stop shop for resources that merge pedagogical and technical advice where previously these have been scattered over several different channels.
Siôn Simon, MP, Minister for Further Education at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) unveiled these new accessibility guidelines, designed to ensure that teachers and trainers find the right guidance to widen participation and support all learners.
Produced for LSIS by JISC TechDis, a leading educational advisory service in accessibility and inclusion, the materials will be available exclusively on the Excellence Gateway – the national online service for those working in the further education system in England. Grouped into eight categories (users who have difficulty seeing things; hearing things; understanding things; concentrating; handling and manipulating things, communicating with others, difficulty accessing text; are dyslexic) the resources will enable staff to create effective, engaging and accessible learning materials for learners.
To read the full story, visit the LSIS news page: http://www.lsis.org.uk/News/ReadNews/08-10-14/Further_education_minister_unveils_improved_accessibility_tools_for_FE_sector.aspx?ReturnURL=%2fNews%2fLSISNews.aspx
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