Title :
Accessibility and Usability of Virtual Learning Environmemts
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow
Abstract :
This brief paper discusses some of the factors to be taken into account in making VLEs fully accessible and usable by all disabled and non-disabled students and staff. The longer version will discuss the results of surveys of disabled students and staff using VLEs and universities and colleges providing them.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; handicapped aids; human computer interaction; accessibility; disabled students; nondisabled students; usability; virtual learning environments; Collision mitigation; Content management; Education; Electronic learning; Environmental management; Graphics; Least squares approximation; Navigation; Open source software; Usability; accessibility; accessible content; virtual learning environments;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2008. ICALT '08. Eighth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santander, Cantabria
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3167-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2008.82
