Showing posts with label elearning accessibility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elearning accessibility. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Quality Assurance & Checklist for Courses with Accessibility

 

More than ever in these two decades – since e-Learning has been introduced, there is a growing demand for it as an effective learning mode. More and more Internet users are resorting to online learning who find it as an easy and practical way of learning about any topic or any course.

It is no surprise that in the coming years, online learning will certainly surpass any other mode of learning and will amass more learners throughout the world.

In this context of e-Learning spreading at such a rapid pace, e-Learning accessibility standards has its significance. The concept of e-Learning accessibility indicates that eLearning content should be accessible to all types of learners – regardless of their ability to access the content.

E-Learning accessibility is, in fact, a responsibility of the content developers and is also a challenge for them as it has to address various kinds of disabilities such as visual impairment, hearing impairment, mobility and cognition.

Numerous countries across the world have already made it clear and mandatory that all e-Learning content (as it is part of web content) should be accessible to all users – whatever be the disability or challenge.



Thursday, June 10, 2021

Tips To Create Engaging Content For Disability Learners - Section 508, AODA

 

Unlike earlier, now it is mandatory for eLearning content to be accessible to all learners – including learners with disability. There are around 15% of disabled learners in the world’s population. The elearning content developers must think of innovative eLearning strategies to make eLearning accessible to all disability learners.

Learners with disability are of varied kinds. Here are some examples:

A learner who has cerebral palsy may find it difficult to understand or process information. They use voice-recognition software.

- A learner who is blind, depends on the screen reading software.
- A learner who has Dyslexia struggles to read, spell, write, and speak.
- A learner is partially blind.
- A learner has hearing impairment.
- A learner has problem with his fingers and is not able to handle the mouse

Providing effective eLearning solutions to suit the needs of the disabled learners is a challenge for content developers across the globe. Fortunately, there are eLearning solutions which are targeting the needs of the disabled learners. Technology is playing a significant role in providing perfect learning solutions for disabled learners.

In this article, we will look at some significant tips to create engaging and accessible content for disability learners.