The sigma Accessibility Special Interest Group: Resources Update

Ruth Hand, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Peter Mulligan, James O'Malley, Rachel O'Neill

Abstract


This article contains a short update on the work of the sigma Accessibility Special Interest Group. We announce the release of resources to assist mathematics tutors and coordinators with the support of mature students and those with dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia.  We provide a brief background to the development of these resources and describe their pilot in two institutions, one in England and the other in Ireland. We close with a description of the next stages of work for the special interest group and a call for additional people to get involved.


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Accessibility; dyslexia; dyscalculia; dyspraxia; mature students; resources; mathematics support

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v21i1.1370

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