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September 02, 2008
Distance Learning: How Accessible Are Online Educational Tools?
More and more schools, colleges and universities are using online educational tools that students are required to use to obtain course syllabi, access lectures and associated material, participate in class discussions, read course material, and receive grades and feedback from instructors. These popular tools, such as Blackboard, can frequently pose significant barriers to students with vision loss because they do not work well, if at all, with computer programs commonly used by students who are blind or visually impaired to read content displayed on the computer screen.
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is exploring ways in which these popular online educational tools can be made more accessible, but we need your help. If you are a student who has used, or is currently being asked to use, such online educational tools, a family member or friend of such a student, or a teacher who has experience with such online tools, please complete AFB's survey and tell your story.
We also encourage you to share this announcement widely with your networks.
Posted by Nancy at September 2, 2008 10:33 AM