Speakers
Description
Accessibility needs are prevalent in an estimated 8% of the population with under 2% of students requesting help from teachers. Teachers can proactively help students by becoming aware of the issues students face, helping students understand their own needs, and ensuring class materials are accessible and barrier-free for all. High-tech, low-tech and no-tech methods to help students will be demonstrated in this presentation.
Abstract section 4: Outcomes/results
We will start out by highlighting some of the issues facing students with accessibility issues with some demonstrations of accessibility phenomena. Next we will discuss the recent advances made in improving accessibility and simple changes that can be made (for example using accessibility plugins on websites). Finally we will look at the tools that are available
Abstract section 1: Relevance
Accessibility needs are prevalent in an estimated 8% of the population with under 2% requesting help from teachers (JASSO, 2025). Though it is trivial for educators to make accommodations for students with special needs, many educators are either unaware of the issues facing students or have convinced themselves it is too difficult to accommodate students' needs. This presentation highlights what some of these issues are and shows simple ways to accommodate student needs.
Abstract section 5: References
https://www.jasso.go.jp/statistics/gakusei_shogai_syugaku/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2025/10/27/2024_press.pdf
Abstract section 3: Content/method
We will start out by highlighting some of the issues facing students with accessibility issues with some demonstrations of accessibility phenomena. Next we will discuss the recent advances made in improving accessibility and simple changes that can be made (for example using accessibility plugins on websites). Finally we will look at the tools that are available
Abstract section 2: Contribution/research questions
The purpose of this presentation is to raise awareness of accessibility issues for students going unaddressed, and then to convince educators to make small and simple changes to accommodate their students. We will demonstrate one such accommodation in the form of the Accessibility plugin for Moodle that was developed by two of the presenters.
| Title | Accessibility: listening to student voices for global impact |
|---|---|
| Commercial Promotion | No |
| Language | English |
| Teaching Context | General |