I have used Wave for website accessibility, but never thought about using it for classes.
This module includes great reminders about making course content accessible online, such as including captions and transcripts for multimedia. I'd like to watch the Washington Post video for further info/ideas, too.
What makes your course accessible. Very interesting.
Though many improvements have been made by Learning Management Systems in the United States as their designers have become more knowledgeable, understanding and aware of the needs of learners with disabilities, they still present prblems to to students with disabilities who are learning online.
Though LMS have made significant improvments, they can still pose problems to the online learner with a disabiity
Barriers to utilizing part of LMS and other online systems for individuals with visual disabilities.
I learned about AT tools available to students and the surprising pitfalls of mainstream LMS.
ASTs need to be available for students with disabilities.
By simply posting information or materials through an LMS does not ensure accessibility.
I appreciated learning about AT tools. The Job Access With Speech (JAWS) screen reading (text-to-speech) software for those who can't see would be especially helpful in an English comp. class like mine.
