What is digital accessibility, and what can academic libraries do to be
compliant?

Amadi, Tobe and Mccauley, Lizzie (2024). What is digital accessibility, and what can academic libraries do to be
compliant? The Open University.

Abstract

This presentation was presented at the IGeLU and EPUG-UKI conferences and focuses on digital accessibility and what compliance looks like for academic libraries.
At the Open University, accessibility is core to our mission, so digital accessibility is essential for our library provision. The presentation gives practical advice and real insights into how we make the OU library sites and systems accessible, and includes
• What is digital accessibility?
• Understanding your users
• Legislation and compliance worldwide
• Accessibility auditing Primo VE
• Examples of meeting accessibility requirements in the UK
It includes a link to the the free OU digital accessibility course for academic libraries.

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