Two awards will be presented at the Symposium:
1. The Digital Accessibility Award
The winner of this award will be selected by a judging panel consisting of last year’s winner of the award and eLearning Support Assistants working within the Centre for Academic Development, who have received extensive training in digital accessibility to deliver the Course Accessibility Service.
The posters will be judged on adherence to digital accessibility standards including:
- Legibility and clarity of the way information is presented.
- Logic of the reading order, including when using assistive technologies.
- Sufficiency of the colour contrast between text and background.
- Availability of text alternatives for visual content.
- Use of a variety of methods to convey information.
2. The Popular Vote Award
This award will be voted for by the Symposium delegates on the day.
While judging the posters for the Popular Vote Award, attendees will be encouraged to use the following criteria:
- Creativity, visual appeal and flair of the poster.
- Legibility and clarity of the information presented.
- Balance of text and diagrammatic information.
- Succinctness of the information presented.
- Innovative teaching and learning or research content.
