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The UKs European university A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE / SCHOOL OF ARTS BARBARA MORRIS PRIZE TEAM Making accessibility work for staff and students The UKs European university A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE Jacqui Double, Student Support


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The UK’s European university

A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE / SCHOOL OF ARTS BARBARA MORRIS PRIZE TEAM

Making accessibility work for staff and students

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The UK’s European university

A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE

Jacqui Double, Student Support Officer Ben Watson, Accessibility Officer Academic Staff Dr Helen Brooks Dr Sophie Quirk Dr Freya Vass-Rhee Will Wollen

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Background – 2014/15

  • In 2014/15 we welcomed a home

student with severe Visual Impairment to study Drama and Theatre

  • Four core modules
  • Student Support officer facilitated

meetings between student, convenors, AALs, Student Support Advisers, ESA and Accessibility Advisors to consider adjustments

  • Clear role guidelines drawn up

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Building on our experience – 2015/16

Developing outstanding practice

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We wanted our innovation to

  • provide parity of experience
  • anticipate and remove barriers
  • support student self-sufficiency
  • embed inclusive design principles

into module design and delivery

  • embrace technological innovation

to improve ease of access to resources

  • be invisible
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What happened?

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What happened?

The student chose four modules:

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  • Musical Theatre Dance
  • Popular Performance
  • Victorian and Edwardian

Theatre

  • Acting
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Module Convenor – Dr. Freya Vass-Rhee

MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE

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POPULAR PERFORMANCE

Module Convenor – Dr. Sophie Quirk

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Module Convenor – Dr. Helen Brooks

VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN THEATRE

George Bernard Shaw, playwright of many shows during the Court season. by Yousuf Karsh bromide print, 1943 23 7/8 in. x 19 5/8 in. (606 mm x 500 mm) Given by the photographer, Yousuf Karsh, 1991 to the University of Kent Special Collections

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ACTING

Module Convenor – Will Wollen

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Other outcomes

  • New policies to define

ESA roles

  • Equipment and

cooperation form Technical staff to facilitate audio- description at public performances

  • An infectious ‘can-do’

culture

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Signs of Success

  • Decreasing identification of

problems by the student

  • Student ready and excited to

study their final year of Drama

  • No concessions requested, all

assessments and submissions completed to deadline

  • Worries and questions have

fallen away

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ESSENTIALS OF ACCESSIBILITY

Ben Watson - Accessible Information Project Adviser

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USEFUL LINKS

  • www.kent.ac.uk/accessibility - guidance for

staff and students about how to access more and be more accessible

  • www.kent.ac.uk/formats - information about

creating accessible formats

  • www.kent.ac.uk/tools - productivity tools

(assistive technology)

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Now What?

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THE UK’S EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY

www.kent.ac.uk