To accompany the release of the Digital Skills for Heritage’s Digital guide: an introduction to online accessibility, webinar hosted by The National Lottery Heritage Fund took place on 13 August 2020. The speakers: Josie Fraser, Head of Digital Policy at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Alistair McNaught, McNaught Consulting and Harriet Hall, Campaigns Project Manager at The National Lottery Heritage Fund discuss key online accessibility principles.
This digital guide is designed to help heritage organisations make their online content accessible to all. It outlines how people with a range of disabilities use online content. It offers advice and resources to help heritage organisations make their digital content accessible to all.
A comprehensive guide to making your marketing activity and communications accessible to the widest number of people. This version was updated in 2020 by Grace McDonagh, Marketing Officer, Artsadmin in partnership with AMAculturehive, with support from the Unlimited, Artsadmin and Shape Arts teams. The guide is also available as a PDF, large print, audio and Easy Read formats.
Creating accessible digital content helps you share the work of your heritage organisation with more people. This resource by Diversity & Ability look at both the ethical and legal requirements of ensuring your digital content is accessible. It provides a step-by-step guide from alt text to accessible hashtags and everything in between.
Digital Heritage Hub is managed by Arts Marketing Association (AMA) in partnership with The Heritage Digital Consortium and The University of Leeds. It has received Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and National Lottery funding, distributed by The Heritage Fund as part of their Digital Skills for Heritage initiative. Digital Heritage Hub is free and answers small to medium sized heritage organisations most pressing and frequently asked digital questions.