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An Overview of Accessibility Specifications for e-Learning

An Overview of Accessibility Specifications for e-Learning. Sharon Perry, CETIS. 23rd June 2004. CETIS-TechDis Accessibility SIG. Partnership with TechDis. Accessibility specifications/guidelines: IMS, W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), etc.

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An Overview of Accessibility Specifications for e-Learning

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  1. An Overview of Accessibility Specifications for e-Learning Sharon Perry, CETIS. 23rd June 2004.

  2. CETIS-TechDis Accessibility SIG. • Partnership with TechDis. • Accessibility specifications/guidelines: IMS, W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), etc. • Discussion & dissemination forum (good practice in making learning technology accessible to all). • Membership open to all. • Meets quarterly in various locations. • Next meeting: 6 July 2004, Sheffield.

  3. IMS Guidelines for Developing Accessibility Applications. • Set of recommendations and resources. • Describe adjustments to make e-learning accessible – e.g. design, communication, interfaces, testing etc • Available from: www.imsglobal.org/accessibility/accessiblevers/index.html

  4. IMS ACCLIP (Accessibility for Learner Information Package) Specification. • Describes how learners can interact with online environment based on their preferences – access for all. • Display - defines how the interface and content should be presented to the learner. • Control - defines alternatives ways of controlling the technology. • Content - defines content preferences. • Accommodations - defines what a learner may use in an exam or test situation.

  5. What does ACCLIP do? • Access for all regardless of reason for preference. • Different preferences at different times and locations. • Learners can specify an interface. • Learning materials can be displayed in the style best suited to learner’s needs. • Available from: http://www.imsglobal.org/accessibility/index.cfm.

  6. How could ACCLIP be implemented? • Initial interface needs to set up for capturing preferences • Issue: Where and how should such information be stored? • Smart Card – Web-4-All

  7. Screen Shot 1 from Web-4-All Preference Wizard

  8. Screen Shot 2 from Web-4-All Preference Wizard

  9. IMS Accessibility Metadata • IMS ACCPRF (Accessibility Profile) • Metadata for Accessibility. • Currently at Base Document Stage. • Will be released soon as Public Draft. • Tagging learning objects with accessibility metadata.

  10. W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). • WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) – http://www.w3c.org/WAI/. • ATAG (Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines) -http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/. • UAAG (User Agent Accessibility Guidelines) -http://www.w3.org/TR/UAAG10/. • WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) -http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/. • XAG (XML Accessibility Guidelines) -http://www.w3.org/TR/xag.

  11. Why Do You Need Accessibility Specifications in E-Learning? • Improved usability for all students: access for all. • Interoperability. • And, if that’s not enough….

  12. Legislation • SENDA (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Act) 2001. • “Reasonable adjustments must be made to ensure that disabled students are not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with students who are not disabled;” • “Educational institutions must not discriminate against disabled students in the student services they provide”.

  13. Further Information. Contact: Sharon Perry, s.perry@bangor.ac.uk. Website: www.cetis.ac.uk/accessibility. Discussion List: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cetis-accessibility.html.

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