Students with Disabilities
In their desire for variety teachers often include graphics, video, sound and other multimedia in their online course. While this is a good strategy if it contributes to the educational learning it can cause problems for students with disabilities. A good article that explores this issue is found in
The Journal of Educators Online, Volume 7, Number 1, January 2010 http://thejeo.com
Web Accessibility Theory and Practice: An Introduction for University Faculty David A. Bradbard, Winthrop University Cara Peters, Winthrop University
The authors discuss Web Design, Accessibility, and Web Accessibility
They note that there are four types of disabilities: visual, auditory, cognitive and motor.
Students with blindness, color blindness or low vision have problems with information on Web sites with dark backgrounds, unusual or small fonts, and unclear images.
The article has good references and tables that show the possible accommodations for the disabilities. This should be interesting reading for all online teachers.
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