GALWAD was a story told in real-time over seven days online, on TV and live from Wales. Committed to radical inclusion from the start, GALWAD set out to change the story by changing the storytellers – with inclusive casting, multiple languages, accessible formats and a collaborative creative process involving over 400 creatives and communities across … Read more
A VocalEyes, in partnership with Stagetext, Autism in Museums and the Centre for Accessible Environments report highlighting the importance of online access information for the UK museum and heritage sector. It also tracks the changes in the state of access over the past four years from 2018 to 2022.
Sina Bahram challenges us to use principles from universal and inclusive design to help us open up our buildings, content, programming, and experiences. Keynote address delivered at Tessitura Learning & Community Conference.
1. What do we mean by an accessible website? Accessibility is all about recognising the barriers that we, as a society, have put in place; barriers that limit who is able to access and participate in the world. Disabled people, d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, people with experiences of mental health challenges, those with … Read more
1. Why is it important to have accessible social media content? With a few quick fixes and easy steps, your organisation’s social media can be made into a much more accessible, inclusive and successful space. And if you get it right, you’ll reap the rewards of creating accessible social media content. The benefits are as … Read more
1. Definitions Digital exclusion is when people have continuing unequal access, skills, motivation and confidence to use digital technologies (such as smart phones, the internet and computers) that is essential to fully participate in society. Digital poverty is the lack of access to the internet and/or digital technologies to connect to it. Data poverty is … Read more
If you’re publishing your brochures and other print online it’s key to make sure your digital content is accessible. Kathryn Mason at Substrakt looks at options that make sure your content works for users with access needs.
Irrespective of how a website is accessed or navigated, what device is used, internet connection, software, language, location, or ability, a website should work for everyone. Substrakt, digital agency specialising in the cultural sector, talks us through how making a website more accessible naturally results in it being more usable for everyone.
This recording has closed captions in both Welsh and English, simply click on the closed captions symbol CC on the video below and select your preferred language. This recording is one hour and 20 minutes in length. This video was produced as part of the Digital Heritage Lab ― a digital skills development programme for … Read more
1. Introduction Accessibility means the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. When we talk about accessibility we are talking about removing the barriers preventing someone from accessing something. In marketing this translates to our websites, our print or marketing materials and our social media … Read more