October 24, 2024 (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
**Date**\: Thursday 24 October 2024.
**Time**\: 07:00 PDT / 10:00 EDT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 17:00 TRT / 18:00 GST
**Duration**\: 1 hour.
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# Summary
Bringing legacy or outdated content up to date and in line with digital accessibility requirements is a continual battle for many in Higher Education. In our next meeting speakers from two universities will share some of their experiences.
# Agenda
1. Is 'plus one' enough? Addressing accessibility challenges in legacy resources.
2. Ally Rapid Remediation.
3. Next meeting.
4. Community updates.
5. Any other business.
# Session synopses
## Is 'plus one' enough? Addressing accessibility challenges in legacy resources
**Anna Ruff, Learning Designer, University of Southampton**
“Discover practical strategies for updating legacy learning resources, overcoming common accessibility challenges, and fostering sustainable content creation.
Learn how small, incremental changes can significantly improve user experience and accessibility, within real world constraints of time and resource.
This presentation will focus on legacy content created in Articulate Storyline.”
## Ally Rapid Remediation
**Maite Saco – Senior Instructional Designer, Cate Dowman – Senior Instructional Designer, University of Miami**
“In 2021, our team embarked on an award-winning project to elevate our online courses to meet accessibility standards within a tight timeframe.
This initiative included comprehensive training on the Ally tool and strategies for updating outdated content. The positive outcomes of this project will be highlighted in our presentation, showcasing a win-win for everyone involved.”
# Missed an earlier session or want to watch again?
If you missed a previous session, [all recordings and slide decks are available](https://tinyurl.com/AllyUserGroupSessions).\
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