Lilian Joy
@xlearn.bsky.social
Digital Accessibility Manager at University of York. Interested in Accessible Maths, braille, supporting disabled staff and students, user research, appreciative inquiry. Part of the @ft30uk.bsky.social crew. https://bit.ly/aboutlilian2
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Lilian Joy
@xlearn.bsky.social
· Sep 15
Preparing to teach vision-impaired students
As we head towards the start of semester, it’s a good time to prepare for our students. There will be lecturers new to teaching students who are vision-impaired (VI). This blog post aims to r…
blogs.york.ac.uk
Some tips on preparing to teach our VI students at York. Our lecturers and students have provided insights that have helped us to develop our practice further!
Some tips on preparing to teach our VI students at York. Our lecturers and students have provided insights that have helped us to develop our practice further!
Preparing to teach vision-impaired students
As we head towards the start of semester, it’s a good time to prepare for our students. There will be lecturers new to teaching students who are vision-impaired (VI). This blog post aims to r…
blogs.york.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Some tips on preparing to teach our VI students at York. Our lecturers and students have provided insights that have helped us to develop our practice further!
Our @uoydigacc.bsky.social unit are running a workshop on supporting hearing impaired students on 11 June. UoY staff are encouraged to sign up! forms.gle/ozuxgjHugMQa...
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June 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Our @uoydigacc.bsky.social unit are running a workshop on supporting hearing impaired students on 11 June. UoY staff are encouraged to sign up! forms.gle/ozuxgjHugMQa...
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Our latest blog post is out and it's the latest in our ongoing series about the challenges of creating tactile graphic resources. @xlearn.bsky.social takes an in depth look at at tactile heat maps, issues around narration and gets creative in making resources: blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...
Creating tactile graphics for VI students – part 3
Tactile resources are useful to supplement the digital versions of resources, enabling a student to use multiple senses to understand the data, patterns and connections. In Part 1 of our Tactile Gr…
blogs.york.ac.uk
May 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Our latest blog post is out and it's the latest in our ongoing series about the challenges of creating tactile graphic resources. @xlearn.bsky.social takes an in depth look at at tactile heat maps, issues around narration and gets creative in making resources: blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...
Reposted by Lilian Joy
Hear from one student who took part in the Annual Disabled Student Survey.
Your voice matters! Join us in filling out the Annual Disabled Students Survey 2025 and help create a more inclusive environment 👇
Link to the survey - app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...
#DisabledStudents
Your voice matters! Join us in filling out the Annual Disabled Students Survey 2025 and help create a more inclusive environment 👇
Link to the survey - app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...
#DisabledStudents
May 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Hear from one student who took part in the Annual Disabled Student Survey.
Your voice matters! Join us in filling out the Annual Disabled Students Survey 2025 and help create a more inclusive environment 👇
Link to the survey - app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...
#DisabledStudents
Your voice matters! Join us in filling out the Annual Disabled Students Survey 2025 and help create a more inclusive environment 👇
Link to the survey - app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...
#DisabledStudents
Thrilled to meet @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @kaysambell.bsky.social at @UniofYork. Thanks to @glennhurst.bsky.social for organising! #AuthenticAssessment
April 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thrilled to meet @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @kaysambell.bsky.social at @UniofYork. Thanks to @glennhurst.bsky.social for organising! #AuthenticAssessment
Finally finished our first blog post on Creating tactile graphics for visually impaired students. Feedback welcome! #VI #blind #accessibility blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...
Creating tactile graphics for VI students – part 1 – Digital Accessibility
blogs.york.ac.uk
March 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Finally finished our first blog post on Creating tactile graphics for visually impaired students. Feedback welcome! #VI #blind #accessibility blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...
Reposted by Lilian Joy
Everyone's been talking a lot about generative AI - so we did too. Our latest blog post considers the accessibility implications around the wider use and reliance on AI tools: blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...
AI and Accessibility: feature, the future or fad? – Digital Accessibility
blogs.york.ac.uk
February 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Everyone's been talking a lot about generative AI - so we did too. Our latest blog post considers the accessibility implications around the wider use and reliance on AI tools: blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...
Reposted by Lilian Joy
Book now for the first #AmplifyFE webinar of 2025! Join Christophe Mallet from BodySwaps & Colin Smith from Cornwall College for 'The Do's and Don'ts of Immersive
Learning' on Friday 31January from 12-12:30. Free to book, all welcome! https://buff.ly/4iswdwo #FurtherEducation #LoveFE #ALTc #EduSky
Learning' on Friday 31January from 12-12:30. Free to book, all welcome! https://buff.ly/4iswdwo #FurtherEducation #LoveFE #ALTc #EduSky
January 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Book now for the first #AmplifyFE webinar of 2025! Join Christophe Mallet from BodySwaps & Colin Smith from Cornwall College for 'The Do's and Don'ts of Immersive
Learning' on Friday 31January from 12-12:30. Free to book, all welcome! https://buff.ly/4iswdwo #FurtherEducation #LoveFE #ALTc #EduSky
Learning' on Friday 31January from 12-12:30. Free to book, all welcome! https://buff.ly/4iswdwo #FurtherEducation #LoveFE #ALTc #EduSky
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January's Future Teacher session (Thurs 30th Jan, 1300-1400 GMT) explores ways of using technology to enhance learner participation and engagement. From chatting with an AI mentor/critic to successful use of discussion boards (yes, they are still a thing). Register now for free bit.ly/ft30ukpage.
Future Teacher: Reflected
We are re-running all our topics for a 3rd time under the banner of Future Teacher Reflected! Join us for our next session and/or view the previous recordings and resources.
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January 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
January's Future Teacher session (Thurs 30th Jan, 1300-1400 GMT) explores ways of using technology to enhance learner participation and engagement. From chatting with an AI mentor/critic to successful use of discussion boards (yes, they are still a thing). Register now for free bit.ly/ft30ukpage.
Reposted by Lilian Joy
@bsky.app Join this month's #futureteacher webinar on 28th November, details here xot.futureteacher.eu/play.php?tem... #edtech #altc
Future Teacher: Reflected
We are re-running all our topics for a 3rd time under the banner of Future Teacher Reflected! Join us for our next session and/or view the previous recordings and resources.
xot.futureteacher.eu
November 18, 2024 at 12:25 PM
@bsky.app Join this month's #futureteacher webinar on 28th November, details here xot.futureteacher.eu/play.php?tem... #edtech #altc