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Friday, November 05, 2004
Students with disabilities gain an advocate - Lynda Hills, University of Victoria
Shohreh Hadian is hoping to help UVic operate with its eyes closed. By concentrating on visually impaired students, she researched how universities offer Web-based courses and identified important barriers to accessibility. "Online learning is attractive to disabled students," Hadian says. "They benefit from this environment because they can take courses from home at their own pace." Hadian, who graduates this month with a master's degree in computer science, has found that one of the key components to online education is accessibility.
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