Digital Accessibility
Digital accessibility guidance for Aalto web sites, e-services, mobile applications and documents to implement the national Act on the Provision of Digital Services (306/2019).
Symposium of Digital Accessibility in Higher Education
Symposium will be in English for enabling participation of our English speaking academic colleagues. However, comments and questions can be made in Finnish, too.
When
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Where
U wing, Floor 1, room U9
Registration period:
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Event language(s)
English
Hybrid symposium of Digital Accessibility on Wednesday 11th January, 2023 at 12-16.15
- Online: Teams
- On site: Aalto University Undergraduate Centre, U9
Programme
11.50 Informal warming up begins - who's who on site, checking the Teams connection
12.00 Welcome to Aalto campus. Development Manager Martti Rahkila, Aalto University IT Services
12.15 Presentation “Accessibility as part of Aalto strategy” (EDI / digitalization), 15 min
- Provost Kristiina Mäkelä, Aalto University
12.30 Keynote presentation: “Digital Accessibility – Don’t think black & white”, 45 min
- Professor Gottfried Zimmermann, Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart, Germany. Publications www.zotero.org/gzimmermann
13.15 Presentation as a comment of the keynote: “Digital Accessibility and UNITE” 15 min
- Head of Aalto Online Learning Tomi Kauppinen, Aalto University
13.30 Break 15 min
13.45 Workshops on site (no screening), 60 min
- “Legal grounds of digital accessibility” - How to interpret the legal requirements in university context (Suomeksi) - room U264
- Guidelines for teachers on making on-line courses accessible (In English) - room U9 (U271)
14.45 Break 15 min
15.00 Case stories 30 min
- University of Helsinki (helsinki.fi): Piloting IT support for Accessible digital systems. IT Manager Teo J. Kirkinen, 15 min
- Aalto University (aalto.fi): The road to an accessible communications platform. Head of Digital Experience Robert Salven, 15 min
15.30 Panel discussion: “Digital future (in Higher Education): Challenges and solutions for digital accessibility”, 30 min
16.00 Closing remarks
Background material for the symposium
- "The application of the Finnish Act on the Provision of Digital Services in universities" and "Training series supporting the implementation of the Digital Services Act autumn 2022" only in Finnish.
- "Digital Accessibility" in English, Finnish and Swedish.
- "Video introduction" in English.
Digipalvelulain soveltamisesta yliopistoissa (in Finnish) (external link)
Available only in Finnish: Tässä artikkelissa tarkastellaan digipalvelulain aiheuttamia muutoksia yliopistojen vastuissa liittyen tuottamiinsa digitaalisten palveluiden saatavuuteen ja saavutettavuuteen. Artikkeli myös avaa keskeiset lakiin liittyvät käsitteet.
Digipalvelulain toimeenpanoa tukeva koulutussarja syksyllä 2022 (external link)
(Only in Finnish) Digitalisaation edistämisen ohjelman lainsäädäntötyöryhmä järjesti DPL-koulutusta syyskuussa 2022. Tällä sivustolla julkaistaan tallenteet ja materiaalit. Koulutuksissa keskityttiin tarkentamaan digipalvelulain velvoitteita ja avaamaan seurannassa ja kyselyillä esiin nousseita ongelmakohtia digipalvelulain (DPL) toimeenpanossa. Kohderyhmänä ovat viranomaiset kuten korkeakoulut.
Kouluttajina toimivat Etelä-Suomen AVI:n saavutettavuusvalvonnan asiantuntijat sekä lainsäädäntötyöryhmän jäsenet.
Video Introduction to Web Accessibility and W3C Standards (external link)
You may use this video if you include a link to this page. More information is available in Using WAI Material: Permission to Use with Attribution.
Past Accessibility events at Aalto University
Opportunities and Challenges for People with Disabilities on the Web
Act on the Provision of Digital Services, W3C WCAG 2.1 AA level and digital accessibility. Broaden your understanding of the EU web accessibility directive, usability for people with disabilities, training IT staff in higher education and how to include accessibility in IT architecture.
Aalto goes Accessible symposiums (external link)
Annual Aalto goes Accessible symposiums in the beginning of January are for learning, sharing and innovating best practices to promote equality and diversity at Aalto University. We will learn the opportunities offered by the blended learning environments of Aalto University. The goal is to provide faculty and staff with a good general knowledge of the benefits of blended learning environments and teaching methods and to train them in referring the students for the university services they need.
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