E-Learning

E-Learning offers many potential accessibility benefits for disabled learners. Resources in digital form are more flexible, adaptable and personalisable than almost any other medium. Nonetheless, e-resources (like any other resource) are not universally accessible and it is important for those involved in e-learning to be able to minimise the barriers and maximise the benefits.

E-Learning offers great potential for adding value to traditional learning. The inherent flexibility and creativity offered by e-learning provides many opportunities to make learning more accessible to a wide range of students. Interactive e-learning experiences need not involve any more than basic ICT skills using commonly available software. The links below illustrate a range of approaches to making accessible and engaging learning objects.

Note that no learning object is equally accessible to all learners and the examples given may add lots of value to some learners but add little or nothing to others. Always aim to add maximum value for as many learners as possible. Where learners with particular disabilities cannot access your materials offer them equivalent learning experiences. This may involve a different type of exercise or a different kind of resource which matches the same learning outcomes.

See also:

m-Learning (Mobile Learning)

Creation of Learning Materials

Accessibility Passport

External Links

Skills for Access Website
Skills for Access is a comprehensive resource on issues relating to multimedia, e-learning and accessibility.

Disabled Online (Education page of their portal)
A list of educational resources from Disabled Online