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Designing accessible web resources (CD) > Resources on design for access and usability > Online learning tools

Education providers are increasingly offering online learning options.  Companies that develop software for managing online learning are building accessibility features into the software.  Below are two examples of this software, with references to information on accessibility measures.

Blackboard

Accessibility FAQs

http://www.blackboard.com/products/access/faqs.htm

This page includes information about how people using screen readers can access learning materials on Blackboard.  Tutorials are provided working with screen readers in Blackboard.

WebCT

WebCT Accessibility

http://www.webct.com/standards/viewpage?name=standards_accessibility

Resources on accessibility of WebCT course materials are listed including a guide on accessible course design.

Creating Accessible On-line Course Materials with WebCT

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

http://www.disability.uiuc.edu/infotechaccess/edtech/course_tools/webct.html

This page gives a list of practical issues to be addressed to provide accessible online learning resources.

PowerPoint

 

PowerPoint Accessibility Techniques

WebAIM

http://www.webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/

 

This is a clear guide about how to publish presentations so that people using screen readers can access them.

 

Illinois Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft Office

University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign

http://cita.disability.uiuc.edu/software/office/

 

The Illinois Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft Office offers an alternative to the native web publishing features in Microsoft Office for Word. PowerPoint and Excel.

 

 

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