Look Back at the Digital Accessibility Conference 2025
June 30, 2025
The University of Nottingham recently hosted the 2025 Digital Accessibility Conference. We were delighted to run the third international digital accessibility conference again in 2025! This event is now firmly established in the digital accessibility calendar, and has been very well received. The event has grown significantly: surpassing our wildest expectations, we welcomed over 300 …
Digital Accessibility Conference 2025 – Register to Attend
June 9, 2025
DigAcc25, the third international Digital Accessibility Conference hosted by the University of Nottingham, returns on 25th June 2025 as a major event in the digital accessibility calendar. Building on the success of previous years-with over 300 delegates attending in 2023 and 880 registrations in 2024-DigAcc25 is expected to be the largest and most impactful yet, …
Beyond the Basics: The Hidden Mechanics of Digital Media Accessibility
June 2, 2025
A big thank you to our guest author, Joe Bell, Video Production Support Officer with the Learning Content Team, for sharing his expert insights on creating accessible digital media. 1.1 Introduction In 2023, the University of Nottingham (UoN) embarked on a program of work to enhance capabilities around accessibility, including the implementation of integrated accessibility …
AI and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in PDF Learning Resources
May 6, 2025
AI and Pedagogy: Exploring the Role of OCR in Enhancing Research and Learning Throughout May, this series of posts will examine the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and pedagogy, with particular focus on emerging tools and methods that enhance teaching, learning, and research productivity. In this initial post, we explore recent advancements in Optical …
Digital Accessibility Conference DigAcc25! – Call for papers
April 7, 2025
We are delighted to announce the third international Digital Accessibility Conference, which is happening in June 25th, 2025! This event has become a key date in the digital accessibility calendar and has been very well received. DigAcc25 will be an online, distributed conference, bringing together practitioners from across the sector and beyond. You can help …
Broader Benefits of Teaching Accessibility to Students
February 10, 2025
In this guest post from the School of Psychology, Prof. Alexa Spence and Dr. Olivia Jewell discuss the benefits of teaching students about digital accessibility good practice. At the end of the post they share some of the work completed by the students. Accessibility is a real-world need for communicating research effectively. Current Issues in …
The iTeach Online Podcast: More Digital Accessibility at the University of Nottingham
November 19, 2024
In this episode, Ben, Nicholas and Claire all back in the studio as the iTeach Online Podcast once again shines alight on Digital Accessibility. Simon talks with Julian Tenney, the first returning guest on this run of the pod, getting an update on things since the Digital Accessibility Conference 2024. There’s talk about where next …
Disability Recognition Month 2024
November 18, 2024
Each year, the university celebrates Disability Recognition Month (DRM). This year, we’re celebrating between Thursday 14 November and Friday 20 December. The theme for DRM 2024 follows the national theme of ‘Disability Livelihood and Employment’, highlighting the current and historical opportunities and challenges the disabled community may face when accessing work or in everyday life. Disability Recognition Month …
Bulk Editing Moodle Question Banks
July 1, 2024
In today’s post, I want to discuss the process of making of bulk editing Moodle question bank questions, primarily to make them more accessible. This is a topic we have been discussing for a number of months in the Faculty of Science. We are currently in the middle of the Moodle Rollover ahead of the …
Re-launching the iTeach Online Podcast
June 25, 2024
Exciting news! This week we have re-launched the iTeach Online Podcast with a new presenting team, after a few years off air. The podcast re-launches with a special episode focusing on work to support digital accessibility at the University of Nottingham. Your new hosts, Ben and Claire introduce the in studio guest, Nicholas Cameron (Learning …
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