ADCET UDL Symposium Gallery Presentation: HOUSE - A transferrable and interactive resource for students that introduces them to digital accessibility

Pre-recorded video

Digital accessibility awareness and accessibility skills contribute to an inclusive culture and help the diverse students in DCU interact successfully with the content developed: documents, Google Slides and PowerPoint's.

H.O.U.S.E. consists of the following parts that impart essential knowledge to help developers begin their journey into the creation of accessible digital content.

H - Headings and Structure.
O - Ornamental or Description for images.
U - URL’s and Links.
S - San Serif Fonts and readability.
E - Examine Accessibility.

Trevor discussed how HOUSE came about, its aims and how this interactive resource is transferable to other VLEs so all students too can gain digital inclusion skills and embed these into their education experiences as well as transferring them into their employment work places.

Presenter

Trevor Boland is an advocate for Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and has been supporting the positive message of Assistive Technologies (AT) in education that are part of the inclusive teaching and learning UDL framework. He has worked for over 20 years in Education, including Primary, Secondary as well as Further and Higher Education, supporting staff and students. His work includes co-developing courses in AHEAD, co-creating the AT Hive - an AT resource in AHEAD with staff and students, co-teaching UDL in TCD, and delivering accessibility and UDL training.

(June 2025)