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<p>This webinar is for candidates registered for CMALT and planning or working on their portfolios.</p>

<p>The webinar will cover the structure of the CMALT portfolio, frequently asked questions, and the submission and assessment process. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.</p>

<p><a href="https://eu.bbcollab.com/recording/9642295c869d4eac89aac339e909a938">A recording of the session is now available to watch</a></p>

<p>The Board of Trustees of ALT&nbsp;is the Association&#39;s overall governing body and&nbsp;meets three times a year face to face and monthly online.&nbsp;</p>

<p>You can find out more about the Trustees on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... title="Link to committee page">our governance pages</a>. You can read the&nbsp;minutes from previous meetings on&nbsp;the committee&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... title="Link to committee minutes">minutes page</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Board of Trustees of ALT&nbsp;is the Association&#39;s overall governing body and&nbsp;meets three times a year face to face and monthly online.&nbsp;</p>

<p>You can find out more about the Trustees on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... title="Link to committee page">our governance pages</a>. You can read the&nbsp;minutes from previous meetings on&nbsp;the committee&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/how-we-are-governed/central-executive-co... title="Link to committee minutes">minutes page</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This webinar is organised by ALT as part of our work with the Further Higher Education Digital AccessibilityWorking Group (FHEDAWG).</p>

<p><strong>You can&nbsp;<font><font><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Feu.bbcollab.com%2Frecording%2... title="Link to recording">view a recording of the session</a><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></font></font>also&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/sites/alt.ac.uk/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/f... title="Link to slides">download the slides from this session (.pptx)</a>.&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p><strong>Session Summary</strong></p>

<p>On 23 September 2018, the government brought the&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/... href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.3... target="_blank">EU Web Accessibility Directive</a>&nbsp;into law with a&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/852... href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/852/made" target="_blank">statutory instrument</a>.&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/&amp;sourc... href="https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/" target="_blank">Policy Connect</a>&nbsp;and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology produced to&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/appgat/res... href="https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/appgat/research/accessible-vles-making-... target="_blank">report</a>&nbsp;to shape the implementation of the regulations to promote inclusive teaching in FE and HE. Since the report&rsquo;s publication Robert and his team have continued to engage with the Cabinet Office, the Office for Students and Department for Education, and we are beginning to see some of the recommendations adopted. The FE and HE sectors have also responded to the recommendations in the report, by forming a&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.jisc.ac.uk/accessibility&amp;so... href="https://www.jisc.ac.uk/accessibility" target="_blank">Digital Accessibility Working Group</a>, of which Robert is a co-chair. This webinar will explore what the new regulations and implementation efforts mean for universities and disabled students.</p>

<p><strong>Biography</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertajmclaren/" target="_blank">Robert McLaren</a>&nbsp;is the Head of Industry, Technology &amp; Innovation at Policy Connect, a cross-party not for profit think tank. His work covers data, design, manufacturing and assistive technology policy. Robert is a co-chair of the FE/HE Digital Accessible Working Group, a member of the DfE Assistive Technology Expert Group, and a member of the Bournemouth University External Advisory Board on Assistive Technologies (Research) and co-founder of the AT Officers&rsquo; Network (HE). Robert is dyslexic and was first introduced to assistive technology when he received a Disabled Student&#39;s Allowance as an undergraduate.</p>

<p><strong>Technical Support</strong></p>

<p>The webinar will run in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, and we will issue joining instructions approximately three days prior to the event. Even if you are familiar with Blackboard, it is important that you check in advance that your system and connection are capable of handling a session. More support on using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is available from <a href="https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Participant">https://help...., and refer to the guidance at <a href="https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/webinar-faqs">https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/...