On this page the following entries were made in the “December, 2003” time-frame.
Archive for “December, 2003”
Online Courses, Links and the Like
I have run across a few links recently that I wanted to pass on. Some of these have been around for awhile, but just recently came on to my radar screen.
First, a couple of sites with training materials/curriculum for accessible web design:
Advanced Training Course Overview from James Allen, Rob Sartin and James Craig for the […]
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Moodle and Accessibility
You may already be familiar with Moodle, an open source, modularized, social constructionist course management system started by lead developer Martin Dougiamas in 1999.
It looks like the current version (1.1.1) has some basic accessibility features built in, but their road map for the next year is the really good part. By version 2.0, […]
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Accessible Course Management Systems
I’ve been trying to get my finger on the pulse of what is happening with course management systems and have been somewhat overwhelmed. The options out there span the spectrums of open source vs. proprietary, instructor-centric vs. learner-centric and of course from almost completely inaccessible to claims to be accessible to all users. Right now […]
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Accessibility, the Good News
The general awareness of online accessibility issues has come along way in the past decade- from the isolated protests of a small group of zealots to an almost essential aspect of good web design. Why the change? It wasn’t the legal requirements of ADA or Section 508, nor the wealth of resources on the topic […]
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IMS Guidelines for Developing Accessible Learning Applications
This set of guidelines is a collaboration between the IMS Global Learning Consortium and Project SALT at WGBH’s NCAM. The guidelines outline the responsibilities of everyone involved in the development and utilization of accessible online content, from creators of authoring environments to students.
The white paper presents guidelines for authoring (using XML, CSS and SVG), multimedia […]
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Should Online Course Design Meet Accessibility Standards? (Article)
Let’s start with this:
As consumers, we would not tolerate a different size and thickness CD for every recording label that required a physically different CD player to pay it, so why would we tolerate the equivalent in our courseware?
This article on the accessibility of online learning materials written by Peter Paolucci for the International […]
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Accessibility in Distance Education (ADE) website
If you haven’t come across this website yet, it’s a great place to start, Accessibility in Distance Education from the University of Maryland University College.
From their homepage:
The Accessibility in Distance Education (ADE) Web site focuses on helping faculty develop accessible online learning materials for people with disabilities. It is divided into five major sections, targeting […]
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Introducing… Curb Cut
It took me awhile to decide if I really wanted to started a blog. In the past year I’ve seen many become completely useless and wanted to make sure I was ready to jump in with both feet. Two things helped me to decide: 1) this will help me to more systematically review and archive […]
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