Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, COLRS - Online@Illinois Springfield

Online Learning Update - a blog published daily since 2001 by Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Springfield

Thursday, April 01, 2004
Providing Access to Students with Disabilities in Online Distance Education: Legal, Technical, and Practical Considerations - Curtis D. Edmonds, DEC

Online distance education is becoming increasingly prevalent, but many students with disabilities experience barriers to online education. Many stakeholders are unaware of potential electronic barriers to access, do not know the legal responsibility to provide access for students with disabilities, and are not familiar with the methods and resources needed to improve access to distance learning programs. This limits the courses available to students with disabilities, and impacts the quality of overall learning.

 



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