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Episode 20: Elearning for all: developing digital learning with accessibility in mind Kineo's stream of thought
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In a world full of digital chaos the importance of making technology accessible for all is more important than ever. An area that can be overlooked in learning design is accessibility, it can be all too easy to treat it as an after thought and that if needed, accessibility features can be added to learning that’s already been created. Thinking about accessibility needs a different mindset, Susie Miller a leading consultant in this area from eLaHub.net, describes this mindset as a reframing how we think about accessibility. It is not a question of “Do you consider yourself to have a disability?” but “Do you consider yourself to have an accessibility requirement?”.
In a world full of digital chaos the importance of making technology accessible for all is more important than ever. An area that can be overlooked in learning design is accessibility, it can be all too easy to treat it as an after thought and that if needed, accessibility features can be added to learning that’s already been created. Thinking about accessibility needs a different mindset, Susie Miller a leading consultant in this area from eLaHub.net, describes this mindset as a reframing how we think about accessibility. It is not a question of “Do you consider yourself to have a disability?” but “Do you consider yourself to have an accessibility requirement?”.
31 min