ASPIRE resources

We're building a collection of interesting, useful + informative articles + resources to help librarians navigate the new regulations for accessibility statements. Explore the collection below. If you would like to recommend an article, we'd love to hear from you.

About ASPIRE

ASPIREeducation guidelines

ASPIRE

https://www.textboxdigital.com/aspire-education-guidelines

The ASPIREeducation model accessibility statement

All Able + ASPIRE

https://www.allable.co.uk/research/aspire-education-model-statement

Educational Aspirations: Introducing ASPIREeducation

Huw Alexander

https://www.textboxdigital.com/aspire-education-story

Aspirational Thinking: Creating ASPIRE

Alistair McNaught + Huw Alexander

https://inclusivepublishing.org/blog/aspirational-thinking-creating-aspire/

Aspiring to be accessible: 4 lessons for publishers from the ASPIRE data

Alistair McNaught

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/aspiring-accessible-4-lessons-publishers-from-aspire-mcnaught/

Accessibility statements: food labelling for the digital world

Alistair McNaught

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/accessibility-statements-food-labelling-digital-world-mcnaught/

Accessibility Regulations

The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/852/made

European Accessibility Act - Overview

https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1202

European Accessibility Act – Legal Text

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2015%3A0615%3AFIN

UK Government Digital Services

Understanding accessibility requirements for public sector bodies

https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2019/05/21/accessibility-update-sample-accessibility-statement-monitoring-and-enforcement/

Understanding accessibility requirements for public sector bodies

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/accessibility-requirements-for-public-sector-websites-and-apps

Sample Accessibility statement

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sample-accessibility-statement

Doing a basic accessibility check if you cannot do a detailed one

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/doing-a-basic-accessibility-check-if-you-cant-do-a-detailed-one

Regulations on the accessibility of new public sector websites come into force

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulations-on-the-accessibility-of-new-public-sector-websites-come-into-force

Making online public services accessible

https://accessibility.campaign.gov.uk/

The Digital Accessibility Toolkit

The Digital Accessibility is a fantastic and comprehensive resource covering all aspects of higher education accessibility. It has been created by the Further and Higher Education Digital Accessibility Working Group. A selection of links are provided below.

Digital Accessibility Toolkit

https://www.lexdis.org.uk/digital-accessibility/

Accessibility Statements Across the UK – October 2019

George Rhodes

https://www.lexdis.org.uk/digital-accessibility/accessibility-statements/accessibility-statements-across-the-uk-october-2019/

Quick Accessibility Checks

https://www.lexdis.org.uk/digital-accessibility/quick-accessibility-checks/

Auditing for Digital Accessibility

https://www.lexdis.org.uk/digital-accessibility/auditing-for-digital-accessibility/

Working with Suppliers

https://www.lexdis.org.uk/digital-accessibility/working-with-suppliers/

Accessibility + Procurement