Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Online Courses

Students with Disabilities

Distance Education Report newsletter Accessibility is more than a buzzword in the online course world. It's a concept critical to the success of any institution's online course offerings.

As online courses increase in popularity and diversity, meeting the needs of disabled students is an emerging issue.

To ensure online offerings are ready to serve this growing population, designers and faculty must understand assistive technologies and ensure that course design is in line with proven standards.

This 60 minute seminar offers a true ground-level look at accessibility, course design, and execution. This seminar is closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Topics include:

Assistive Technology: How it works and how students use it
Course Design: Conforming to Quality Matters, W3C and Universal Design standards
Best practices for closed captioning and transcripts
Communication Methods
Budgeting
Faculty Education and Accessibility Committees

Implement With A Helping Hand
As a bonus we've provided templates for alternative text formats, checklists, informational sheets and guidelines. These included tools are valued well over the registration fee, adding even more to the seminar’s incredibly low price.

Must-Have Information for:

Disability Service Coordinators
Distance Learning Facilitators
Developmental Lab Coordinators
Faculty
Administrators
Course Designers
And any member of the online education team

Expert Presenter
David Wood is a leader in online course design and accessibility issues. He serves as the IT Access Coordinator for the Dallas County Community College District, where he assists faculty in making online courses more accessible. Mr. Wood is also a regular contributor to online education conferences.

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