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The SHUFFLE maturity model – A systematic approach for improving accessibility at higher education institutions

Scheduled at 3:00 pm in Colorado G-H on Wednesday, November 13.

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Speaker(s)

  • Gottfried Zimmermann, Professor, Stuttgart Media University
  • Nadine Auer, ,

Session Details

  • Length of Session: 1-hr
  • Format: Lecture
  • Expertise Level: Intermediate
  • Type of session: General Conference

Summary

In this interactive presentation, we will present the accessibility maturity model developed in the SHUFFLE project. It measures the current state of an HEI along 4 categories and provides guidance on how to improve the score. Although designed for universities in Germany, parts of it may be useful for HEIs in other parts of the world. The SHUFFLE maturity model is released with a CC-BY 4.0 license.

Abstract

The SHUFFLE project has developed a maturity model for an assessment regarding the accessibility of Higher Education Institutions. For this purpose, we analysed existing maturity models and harvested a pool of over 100 indicators. Of them, we selected 19 highly relevant indicators in an iterative process, covering the 4 categories structure, strategy, teaching and learning, consulting and support (see graphic at https://cloud.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de/s/eeqqAfd7w884G68).

The SHUFFLE maturity model contains descriptions of relevant indicators, and how to measure them. Also, it contains guidance for every indicator on how to improve its score. Currently, we use an Excel sheet template to conduct a measurement. The result can be graphically depicted in the form of a net diagram (see example at https://cloud.mi.hdm-stuttgart.de/s/xZNzX3zD5MxY26d).

We are currently pilot-testing the first version of the SHUFFLE maturity model. Initial results will be presented at the AHG conference.

SHUFFLE is funded by the German foundation for innovation in Higher Education teaching, and consists of 4 universities in Germany: Stuttgart Media University (lead), university of Bielefeld, educational university of Freiburg, educational university of Heidelberg. SHUFFLE project website: https://shuffle-projekt.de

Keypoints

  1. The SHUFFLE maturity model measures the accessibility status of an HEI.
  2. The SHUFFLE maturity model provides guidance on how to improve the accessibility status.
  3. The SHUFFLE maturity model can be reused on basis of CC-BY 4.0.

Disability Areas

All Areas

Topic Areas

Accessible Course Design, Faculty Development & Support, Legal, Other, Procurement, Uncategorized, Web/Media/App Access

Speaker Bio(s)

Gottfried Zimmermann

Dr. Gottfried Zimmermann is professor of mobile user interaction at the Stuttgart Media University, Germany. He is passionate for digital accessibility in research, teaching and standardization. Leading the Competence Center on Digital Accessibility at Stuttgart Media University, he is involved in various research projects on personalized user interfaces and "inclusive responsiveness". He is an ACM Senior Member, and author of numerous publications and international standards.

Nadine Auer

Nadine Auer is a Ph.D. student at Stuttgart Media University. She writes her thesis on accessibility maturity models.