Accessible Assessments

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Accessible Assessments - Staff Guide to Inclusive Practice

The aim of this website is to give practical support to academic staff in the design and delivery of inclusive academic assessments.

To enable you to find relevant information easily the site is divided up into sections under a series of question headings:

• What do I want to assess and which mode(s) of assessment will I use?
• Will disabled students be able to fully access my chosen mode of assessment?
• How do I change my assessment to ensure it is accessible to disabled students?
• What might I need to consider in giving feedback to disabled students?
• Accessibility and curriculum development - what do I need to consider?

The content of the site is designed so you can focus on the assessment modes you are most interested in, or already use in your current practice. You can work on line through the interactive content or print off selected material. At the end of each section there is a 'Jot box' page, which opens in Microsoft Word. You can use this facility to write and print off your own set of reference notes.

There is also a section entitled Further resources. This contains information on the Disability Discrimination Act Part IV and Disability Equality Duty, as well as further reading and reference to language, the Social Model of Disability and Disability Studies Modules available at Sheffield Hallam University.

Madeleine Freewood, with contributions by Hilary Cunliffe-Charlesworth and Jan Hewson
Published by Sheffield Hallam University May 2003. Amended December 2005.
Produced with funds from the Learning Teaching and Support Network Subject Centre for Art, Design and Communication.
This resource can be made available in alternative formats, contact The Disabled Student Support Team 0114 225 5555.
© Sheffield Hallam University 2003