December 19, 2024 (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
**Date**\: Thursday 19 December 2024.
**Time**\: 07:00 PST / 10:00 EST / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET / 18:00 TRT / 19:00 GST
**Duration**\: 1 hour.
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# Resources
- [Sensing the Archives: Making archives fun for blind and visually impaired students (PowerPoint 64 MB)](https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/xid-30835511_1)
- [Sensing the Archives: Making archives fun for blind and visually impaired students (Smaller PDF version 6.4 MB](https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/xid-30835510_1))
# Summary
Experience how archives come alive for visually impaired students through innovative tactile workshops, plus celebrate our year's achievements and join the competitive spirit of our famous Ally quiz.
# Agenda
1\. Introduction
2\. Sensing the Archives: Making archives fun for blind and visually impaired students.
3\. Review: International Ally User Group in 2024.
4\. End of year Ally quiz!
5\. Community updates.
6\. Any other business.
# Session synopses
## Sensing the Archives: Making archives fun for blind and visually impaired students
Ellen Oredsson\
Digital Projects Officer – Education & Outreach
The National Archives
“How can archival collections be made not only accessible but fun and engaging for visually impaired audiences? \
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Ellen Oredsson looked to answer this question as part of the 2023-24 TNA/RLUK Professional Research Fellowship Scheme.\
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This culminated in the creation of a pilot workshop trialled by blind and partially sighted students from New College Worcester in March 2024. \
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In this session, she will share how the workshop was designed, creating tactile versions of archival documents, and the outcomes of the pilot.”
## Review: International Ally User Group in 2024.
We’ve reached the second full year of the user group in its current formation. What did we cover? Who attended? Lets reveal the stats and look back on your favourite sessions.
## End of year Ally quiz!
Think you know about Ally? Challenge yourself with our famous Ally quiz, impress your friends and colleagues with your knowledge of ally’s idiosyncrasies.
# 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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