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LEAD-ME Summer Training School Oslo 2024

Accessibility in Digital Learning Resources

September 16-17 2024

Venue: Oslo

Overview

This will be a 2-day training workshop focused on accessibility in digital learning resources. The workshop will take place in Oslo, Norway on Monday 16th Sept (Day 1) and Tuesday 17th Sept (Day 2). While participants can learn some theory, they will mainly acquire practical knowledge and hands-on skills. Participants will learn how to apply WCAG/WAD in real life situations; they will mainly be PhD students (coming from both psychology, computer science, and related areas. The workshop will also engage accessibility experts and practitioners and a few researchers. We are aiming to address tools for higher levels of interactivity and accessibility as well as accessibility for linear media experiences. We will also address balancing AI personalization versus privacy, as it relates to accessible media. Experts and researchers will work as facilitators for group-work. Most participants will be members from the COST LEAD-ME network. However, those who join the workshop without being a member, can register as members without any complications. (Terminology: roles and topic are explained at the end of this document).

Application

The attendance will be restricted to 40 students in total (in-person and online). We can support up to 15 students traveling to Oslo, Norway (MSc, PhD students, and young researchers eligible for COST funding); this is funded by the LEAD-ME COST Action CA19142. The School also accepts applications from candidates with their own financial sources. All participants must fill out an application form, which includes a short CV and motivation letter. The Scientific Committee will classify students according to COST rules, including balancing career stage, gender, and countries of work.

Reimbursement

Students will have to sign the attendance for each day of the School, according to the COST regulations. Eligible trainees will be reimbursed by the LEAD-ME CA19142 COST Project. To be reimbursed, students should submit travel tickets reimbursement claims and carry out their obligations which will be specified by the COST rules.

Venues

Day 1, 16th Sept, will take place at Egmont in Nydalsveien 12A (stop: Nydalen):

Day 2, 17th Sept, will take place at Schibsted in Akersgata 55 (stop: Stortinget or Oslo S):

Early-bird gathering, 15th Sept: For those who arrive on Sunday evening, we suggest meeting up at a place offering both food and/or drinks. This place will be announced later.

Relevant maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TCz7aTW8X9ZYm7rm6

Training workshop day-by-day

Day 1 will focus on navigation and perception, including an introduction session, followed by user demonstrations. Four users will demonstrate how they navigate and perceive digital learning resources, representing different age groups. There will be smaller groups of five to seven PhD students at each demonstration “station”, based on using participants from Digjobb.no. After lunch, following WCAG principles, the focus will be on how to navigate and perceive a digital learning resource. Participants will work in a break-out group (10-14). There will be focus on eye-gaze navigation, one-button, two-button, braille, deaf. Complementary PhD-specializations will work together in each break-out group. Participants will learn how to interpret WCAG/WAD in relation to eye-gaze navigation, one-button, two-button, braille, deaf. There will be one facilitator per break-out group.

Day 2 will focus on understanding. It will start with making WCAG principle understandable, in relation to content and to accessibility challenges such as dyslexia, symbol users, cognitive challenges. Thereafter, four users will demonstrate how they use learning resources, representing different age groups. Again, there will be five to seven PhD students on each demonstration “station” Using the Digjobb.no as partner. After lunch, there will be navigation break-out group 1 (10-14) How to interpret WCAG/WAD in relation to dyslexia, symbol users, cognitive challenges. Different PhD-specializations in every group. There will be none navigation break-out group 2 (10-14 persons). How to interpret WCAG/WAD in relation to dyslexia, symbol users, cognitive challenges. There will be different PhD-specializations in every group.

Training workshop schedule and detailed program

Accommodation and Transportation

We may recommend hotels to those registered. Generally, online booking will work well.

Trainee Outcomes