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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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