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Advanced Accessibility Features for Inclusive Distance Education

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Title: Advanced Accessibility Features for Inclusive Distance Education
Language: English
Authors: Schwartz, Linda Matula
Source: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. Nov 2004 5(3).
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2004
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Distance Education, Computer Software, Internet, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Special Needs Students, Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
ISSN: 1492-3831
Abstract: 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".
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 4
Entry Date: 2009
Accession Number: EJ853883
Database: ERIC
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Abstract: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".
ISSN:1492-3831