What is digital accessibility?
Digital accessibility is the process of ensuring that as many people as possible can access digital information, materials, and training resources without barriers.
Good digital accessibility reduces obstacles for users when interacting with digital content. It is especially important for people with visual, hearing, or motor impairments, as well as those with cognitive or learning differences.
Digital Accessibility also improves the user experience for everyone. For example, the pinch and zoom function on your phone is an accessibility feature that many users find helpful in everyday situations.
Why is it important?
Digital accessibility ensures that students can fully engage with our digital resources and get the most from our live training sessions.
It’s also a legal requirement to make sure our content meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), so accessibility should underpin all resources created in partnership with WRDTP. You can find more details in our WRDTP Accessibility Statement.
Our Approach
WRDTP is committed to accessibility and to providing the best possible experience for all students.
Please see our SCULPT accessible design guidance for tips on how to adapt your materials and sessions to meet accessibility standards.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact us at Digital@WRDTP.ac.uk.
Accessibility in sessions
If a student requires additional support to take part in one of our sessions, this will be shared with the event team in advance so appropriate arrangements can be made.
Recorded live sessions are currently captioned before being made available. When sharing presentation slides or session materials, please ensure they follow the SCULPT accessibility design principles and are shared in their original formats — for example, a PowerPoint file rather than an exported, untagged PDF.
