The InclUDE project aims to promote the realisation of accessible and inclusive higher education opportunities for students with special educational needs. To achieve this goal the project has three key aims:

• To provide an easy way to search and access free and open tools for online accessibility.
• To create a practical, step-by-step resource that guides lecturers through setting up online teaching sessions that are accessible to a wide range of students.
• To create guidelines of considerations that can help lecturers to make their teaching scheduling and practice more inclusive.

InclUDE online repository of digital tools

Target Groups:

• Higher Education lecturers -who are the main beneficiaries of project’s repository of online tools and guidelines on accessibility and inclusion.
• Students - who will benefit from lecturers using best practices in online teaching.
• Support service providers- who will also be able to us the project’s repository of online tools and guidelines on accessibility and inclusion to support education institutions to become more inclusive.
• HEprofessionals and administrators.
• Teachers from other fields (e.g. schools, adult education, VET).

Activities:

• Creation of online Web Repository of existing digital access tools
• Development of guidelines for accessible online teaching
• Development of guidelines for inclusive online teaching that will address considerations for teaching practice that don't fall under the category of legally mandated accommodations, but can facilitate attendance and participation for students with a range of challenges.
• Release of Policy Recommendations for inclusive and accessible higher education organisations.

Latest News:

• Inclusive University Digital Education: InclUDE project kicks off online

• Inclusive University Digital Education: Partner in Focus

• Making higher education more inclusive: InclUDE online survey for students, lecturers and higher education professionals

• World Access to Higher Education Day: How can IncLUDE project contribute?

• InclUDE study finds digital divide in use of accessibility tools in Higher Education

• InclUDE project wants to hear your feedback on the accessibility challenges you face when teaching online

• Inclusive University Digital Education: Partner in Focus

• Inclusive University Digital Education: Partner in Focus Universität Klagenfurt

• Closing Conference- Inclusive Higher Digital Education: The way forward

• Inclusive University Digital Education: Partner in Focus with EASPD

• Include Online: New online repository aims to provide students and lecturers with tools for accessible and inclusive digital learning

Project Materials:

• InclUDE Leaflet in English | French | German
• InclUDE report on the use of accessibility tools in higher education English | French | German
• InclUDE Recommendations for Inclusive University Digital Education English
• Access the InclUDE online repository of digital tools here.
• InclUDE Technical Guidelines for Accessible Digital Higher Education English | French | German
• InclUDE Inclusive Consideration Guidelines Extended English | French | German
• InclUDE Inclusive Consideration Guidelines Concise English | French | German

Partnership:

• Coordinator: University of Wolverhampton(UK)
• UniversitätKlagenfurt(Austria),
• Universite Rennes II (France)
• European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities(Belgium)

Duration:

15 months

30/06/2021-29/09/2022

Contact:

Rachel Vaughan, Head of Operations at EASPD

Funding:

Erasmus+

Funding agreement 2020-1-UK01-KA226-HE-094428

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