Digital technologies have transformed daily life. Yet capacity for producing accessible digital tools and services has not kept pace with demand, often resulting in digital exclusion for disabled people and older people.
To address this, ‘Teaching Accessibility in the Digital Skill Set’ is a 5-year research study (2019-2024) funded by UK Research and Innovation is investigating the teaching and learning of digital accessibility in computer sciences and the tech sector. We are developing a research-based understanding of accessibility pedagogy, so that teachers of accessibility, trainers and peer-educators in academia and industry have empirical research and evidence-based resources to use when developing their teaching. The research involves 4 qualitative research work packages.
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