It’s my last week at the University of Edinburgh, a quiet time to reflect. Over the last couple of years, we have published the University Design System, the Inclusive Language Guide, and the Editorial Style Guide. These have brought us closer to inclusive design standards. We need to keep developing these resources, and not take […]
Read moreWe’ve spent the last year listening to our community of practice to help us to make much needed changes to the Effective Digital Content training. The Effective Digital Content training course is a series of videos and quizzes that sits on the virtual learning environment Learn. It is a mandatory course for any staff who […]
Read moreWhen I began learning how to test websites and apps for accessibility, it was to lend support to my unit, which needed products to have accessibility reports and statements. I was also intrigued as a user experience practitioner; if I could understand what it’s like to use assistive software to navigate a digital environment, this […]
Read moreAs part of the University of Edinburgh’s broader accessibility drive, the WAC team annually run workshops in coordination with our web governance software provider, Little Forest, to support web developers and managers in utilising Little Forest tools effectively to identify areas of governance and accessibility to improve upon. In doing so, we have identified several […]
Read moreAt University of Edinburgh we centrally support and manage two large media services, Media Hopper Create and Media Hopper Replay. Both Media Hoppers are named for Grace Hopper. Media Hopper Create is our media asset management service (for long term storage and streaming of media) and Media Hopper Replay is our lecture recording service. Both …
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The Accessibility Drive and Little Forest Workshops As part of the University of Edinburgh’s broader accessibility drive, the WAC team annually run workshops in coordination with our web governance software provider, Little Forest, to support web developers and managers in utilising Little Forest tools effectively to identify areas of governance and accessibility to improve upon. […]
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Make things open: it makes things better. We really like this design principle from gov.uk. We use it a lot, especially when it comes to iterating upon our beta Design System. University of Edinburgh beta Design System Including and involving our users in problem-spotting and solution-building keeps our thinking open and our design process transparent. […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog is cross-posted from the ISG Student Employee Blog. Programme of Study and Year: MA Fine Art, Year […]
Read moreFirst launched in 2011, this popular Scottish Government funded e-learning resource was refreshed and relaunched on 9th June 2021, coinciding with national changes to foot screening services across Scotland. ‘National Diabetes Foot Co-ordinator’ Duncan Stang kindly provides a short overview of this collaborative project with the University of Edinburgh and the measurable impact it has […]
Read moreA few years ago the sounds of piloting new software was pretty exciting and still is however one thing has changed in my job is ensuring we are compliant with numerous layers of regulations, standards and policies. The list is long and can be complicated depending on the service your looking to pilot however it […]
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