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Advanced Accessibility Features for Inclusive Distance Education
Schwartz, Linda Matula
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, v5 n3 Nov 2004
Report #32 in this series has considered the special attention required to make online collaborative tools fully accessible. The particular challenge for software developers is to optimize the accessibility of online education for persons with disabilities. In the process, the software's efficiency for all users is likely to be increased. The current paper expands on Report #32, by the same author, in reviewing specific software products that are rising to the online accessibility challenge: "Allen eC", "iCommunicator", and "OpenCampus".
Descriptors: Distance Education, Computer Software, Internet, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Special Needs Students, Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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