Barrier-free E-learning
March 5, 2007, July 2, 2007 & November 5, 2007

Barrier-free E-learning is based on the realization that course content authors, faculty and instructional designers, are placing that content inside a courseware or learning management system. Most of the Web accessibility issues relate to that interface, and only a few accessibility features are relevant to the actual course content. The revisions focus on a limited set of accessibility issues and also stress how to achieve accessibility using familiar software that designers are already using.

University, business and public schools all are adopting one or more forms of online learning technologies for delivering education and training. Online learning is simultaneously praised and roundly condemned -- it is sweeping across America and across the globe. One of the results of the rapidity of this explosive growth is that, until recently, little attention has been paid to making these technologies accessible to people with various disabilities. Modern adaptive computer technology has the potential to provide the most level learning space in history for these students. However, the wrong technology choices may erect new and needless barriers to the full inclusion of these students.

The information in Barrier-free E-learning will be useful for administrators, instructional technology staff, instructional design staff and faculty who post content for their courses (distance learning courses to online components of traditional campus classes).

Barrier-free E-learning course participants will leave the course with a practical tool that will empower one to influence the accessibility of e-learning at their organization or institution.

Course content will be available on the web and class discussion will take place either by e-mail or on a discussion board. Both will be entirely asynchronous. An optional synchronous online chat meeting may also be scheduled.

This exciting course is brought to you by a dynamic partnership between Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) and TecAccess.

Call Mac McCuller, (804)-365-8476
Email mmcculler@tecaccess.net

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