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Higher Education PSBAR accessibility
requirements webinar
Deborah Green, CEO, UCISA
Stephen Thompson, Head of Corporate Marketing & Digital, The University of
Sheffield
Amy Low, Service Delivery Director, AbilityNet (host)

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Welcome
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• Slides are available: www.slideshare.net/abilitynet
• Notes, transcript and recording: www.abilitynet.org.uk/HE-PSBAR
• Feedback form for post-webinar questions

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About AbilityNet
• AbilityNet are a charity that use technology to help transform the
lives of disabled people, at home, at work and in education.
• Accessibility testing and training
• Workplace Consultancy and Assessments
• Education Consultancy and DSA Assessments
• Free services – IT and accessibility help at home and online
resources, blogs, events and webinars

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Audience poll
What are the top barriers
to improving digital accessibility in your
organisation?

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What are the attitudes towards
digital accessibility in HE?
Highlights:
• There were mixed reasons cited for ‘most significant barriers for
delivering digital accessibility
• 61% said lack of awareness of digital accessibility
• 57% said lack of internal skills or experience
• 80% of HE respondents had a diversity and inclusion strategy
• 79% reference disability
• Only 34% of strategies include ‘digital accessibility’

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Today’s webinar

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Panellists
Stephen Thompson
Head of Corporate
Marketing & Digital,
University of Sheffield
Deborah Green
CEO, UCISA

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Any Questions? (before break)
Q&A with
Stephen Thompson
University of Sheffield

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Question (1): Digital Accessibility Lead
How did you
become lead for
digital accessibility
at University of
Sheffield?

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Question (2): PSBAR Preparation
What preparation did
you do to comply
with the regulations?
Maturity model pilot
experience?

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Question (3): Learnings
What did you learn
through that
process?

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Question (4): Being monitored
How did you find
the experience?
How had the
preparation helped?

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Question (5): Next steps
What did you do
further because of
this?

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Question (6): Future planning
What are
your future
ambitions and
plans in this area?

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Any Questions? (before break)
Q&A with
Deborah Green
CEO, UCISA

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Question (1): Supporting members
How did UCISA
support members
to comply with the
PSBAR legislation?

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Question (2): Attitudes to Accessibility
How have you
seen attitudes to
accessibility
change in the
intervening time?

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Question (3): Covid-19’s Impact
What role has the
pandemic played in
improving or
hampering
progress?

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Question (4): Leadership
How can we
address the lack of
leadership focus
and commitment to
address digital
accessibility?

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Question (5): Next steps
What does digital
accessibility mean
to UCISA and how
do you
communicate this?

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Any Questions? (before break)
Audience Q&A

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• 22 February - How to deliver and sustain accessible digital
learning - for HE and FE professionals
• 8 June - Digital Accessibility Legislation
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