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International Ally User Group 26 October 2023

Matthew Deeprose · ·
Last updated Oct 27, 2023 - 11:03 AM Visible also to unregistered users

October 26, 2023 (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)

# Resources * [Watch the Recording.](https://eu.bbcollab.com/recording/bc613cdac051464ca8ed516a2f7b4cfd) * [Download the transcript](https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/xid-26111932_1) \[100 KB RTF\]. * [Review the chat log.](https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/xid-26108892_1) * [Download the captions](https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/xid-26108891_1) \[VTT format\] * [Chair’s slides](https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/xid-26055562_1) \[6.9 MB PPTX\]. * [Taming Accessibility Statements](https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/xid-26055564_1) \[1.29 MB PPTX\]. * [Digital Badges to Promote Accessibility of Course Materials and Recognize Accessibility Champions](https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/xid-26055563_1) \[2.85 MB PPTX\]. # Summary In October’s International Ally User Group meeting we continue to learn how different institutions are dealing with the many different issues that Digital Accessibility brings. We’ll learn how University of Bristol is using an innovative bespoke solution to allow scalable and consistent accessibility testing and accessibility statement creation. We’ll find out how Northern Illinois University is using digital badges to motivate and recognise academic accessibility efforts. # Agenda 1\.Taming Accessibility Statements. 2\.Digital Badges to Promote Accessibility of Course Materials and Recognize Accessibility Champions. 3\.Next meeting. 4\.Community updates. 5\.Any other business. # Session synopses ## Taming Accessibility Statements **Martin Nutbeem, Senior Digital Education Developer and Steve Cole, Digital Learning Materials Developer, University of Bristol.** “How did the Digital Education Office at University of Bristol take the pain out of creating and maintaining accessibility statements for the tools and platforms they support? The team will share innovative approaches they developed for consistent accessibility testing and accessibility statement creation.” ## Digital Badges to Promote Accessibility of Course Materials and Recognize Accessibility Champions **Stephanie Richter, Director of Teaching Excellence and Support, Northern Illinois University.** “Accessibility doesn’t happen organically; it requires dedication and commitment to improve the accessibility of digital course materials. At Northern Illinois University, we developed a digital badge initiative to motivate faculty to use Anthology Ally to increase their overall course accessibility score by finding and fixing accessibility issues. In this session, we will share our digital badge framework and process.”\ \ ![](file-guid:f9161d67-bef8-42bf-b9e9-44788b609797 "Slide1.png")![](file-guid:1d73416e-f629-48ea-89d9-9b489097ea18 "Slide6.png")![](file-guid:9502f02e-98c0-494b-8d3c-5935ee349f72 "Slide7.png")

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Matthew Deeprose ·

I’ve added links to the slide decks that our presenters will use at the meeting tomorrow.
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Matthew Deeprose · · Last updated Oct 27, 2023 - 11:03 AM

I’ve added links to the recording, chat log, and transcript. This was a brilliant session. Thanks to everyone who attended!
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