Learner-centred Accessibility for Interoperable Web-based Educational Systems

This paper describes the need for an information model and specifications that support a new strategy for delivering accessible computer-based resources to learners based on their specific needs and preferences in the circumstances in which they are operating. The strategy augments the universal accessibility of resources model to enable systems to focus on individual learners and their particular accessibility needs and preferences. A set of specifications known as the AccessForAll specifications is proposed

Making Your Media More Accessible

This webinar, made available by Internet Scout Research Group, discusses strategies for making media more accessible for persons with various disabilities. Presenters include Rachael Bower, Director of Internet Scout Research Group, Madeleine Rothberg, Senior Subject Matter Expert from National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) at WGBH, and Bryan Gould, Director of Accessible Learning and Assessment Technologies from NCAM at WGBH. The presenters provide detailed information on writing descriptions for images that have varying types of complexity as well as strategies for making videos accessible for users that cannot see, cannot hear, and/or are using assistive technology. The recording runs 1:02:03 minutes in length and a PDF of the presentation slides is available for download