New resource to help find accessible documents for disabled learners

August 11th, 2008 | Accessibility, Resources | No comments

Publishers Lookup UK is a website created by JISC TechDis and the Publishers Association.
Its purpose is to help users to identify the key publisher contact when they need to obtain accessible documents for disabled learners. There is also some guidance on what users may expect to get from publishers.
The aims of the site are:

to make [...]

HEAT Round Three Funding Announced - Deadline July 15th!

June 25th, 2008 | Funding, Higher Education | No comments

HEAT: Higher Education Assistive Technologies Scheme
The JISC TechDis Service is pleased to announce a third round of the HEAT scheme. The aim of this scheme is to provide staff working in HE or HE in FE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with technology (including hardware and software, mainstream and specialist) with which to develop [...]