Every year, on the third Thursday of May (this year it falls on the 19th day of the month), we celebrate the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), on which we remind you of the need for digital access and integration of people with disabilities. In the interest of greater availability of university files, we will face five myths about digital accessibility.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is estimated that disability affects over a billion people in the world! Digital accessibility is needed, among others, by:<\/span><\/p>\n In fact, digital accessibility affects virtually all of us \u2013 especially when we are tired or have technical problems \u2013 a broken mouse, speakers or microphone, or simply external interference<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Digital accessibility is a regulated area of accessibility that, like technology, is constantly evolving. The tycoons from the digital industry have developed the so-called<\/span> WCAG standards<\/span><\/a> together, which have been officially translated into Polish.<\/span><\/p>\n The principles of digital accessibility are specified in the<\/span> European Directive<\/span><\/a> and in<\/span> Polish law<\/span><\/a> (both only available in Polish). Employees of public institutions are obliged to create documents in accordance with these standards so as not to discriminate against recipients with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Digital accessibility also applies to materials posted on websites \u2013 multimedia, files, graphics, and even social networks!<\/span><\/p>\n Each e-mail, text document or multimedia presentation can be created in an accessible or discriminatory manner in terms of accessing the content of a person with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’re creating simple documents, sticking to basic editing rules makes them accessible. Knowing these rules will make our life easier, and improve the readability and aesthetics of our publications and materials.<\/span><\/p>\n Accessibility in forms, complicated diagrams or infographics is a bit more difficult to obtain. However, the most important thing is empathy and attention to non-standard recipients.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The University of Silesia in Katowice has been working on increasing digital accessibility for years. It continues to increase the accessibility of university website, social media, multimedia, academic events.<\/span><\/p>\n There is a Coordinator for Accessibility at the University.<\/span> Anna Nawrot, MA<\/span><\/a> is very willingly assisting the work on increasing digital accessibility.<\/span><\/p>\n1. DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY CONCERNS VERY NARROW GROUP OF RECIPIENTS \u2013 FALSE<\/span><\/h3>\n
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2. THERE ARE NO CLEAR RULES AND OBLIGATION OF ACCESSIBILITY \u2013 FALSE<\/span><\/h3>\n
3. DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY APPLIES TO WEB PAGES ONLY \u2013 FALSE<\/span><\/h3>\n
4. ACCESSIBILITY IS DIFFICULT AND TIME-CONSUMING \u2013 FALSE<\/span><\/h3>\n
5. ACCESSIBILITY IS AN ADDITIONAL OBLIGATION, WITHOUT SUPPORT OR RESOURCES TO DO IT WELL \u2013 FALSE<\/span><\/h3>\n
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