Web accessibility in the development of an e-Learning system for individuals with cognitive and learning disabilities

Author

Fryia, Grant D. ; Wachowiak-Smolikova, Renata ; Wachowiak, Mark P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Math., Nipissing Univ., North Bay, ON, Canada

fYear

2009

fDate

28-31 July 2009

Firstpage

153

Lastpage

158

Abstract

There has been limited research on creating accessible Web based systems for individuals with cognitive and learning disabilities. The primary focus of web accessibility issues has been on systems for the visually impaired, as these impairments are well-understood. This paper describes current human-computer interaction research for cognitive and/or learning disabled individuals, and outlines several human-computer interaction challenges that arise when designing web-based systems for them. A prototype e-Learning system, designed to simplify many complex steps used in the online systems for these individuals, is presented.

Keywords

Internet; computer aided instruction; human computer interaction; Web accessibility; cognitive disabilities; e-Learning system; human-computer interaction; learning disabilities; Computer science; Computer science education; Context; Educational technology; Electronic learning; Guidelines; Human computer interaction; Mathematics; Prototypes; Wheelchairs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Networked Digital Technologies, 2009. NDT '09. First International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ostrava

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4614-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4615-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NDT.2009.5272167

Filename

5272167