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Courseware Accessibility Study 2000: Introduction
Two participants from each of four disability groups will be trained on appropriate assistive technologies and asked to create, and participate in mock online courses created in a number Web based courseware tools.
Courseware Accessibility Study - 2000: Methods
Methods
Courseware Accessibility Study 2000: Appendix
Appendix A - Intake Forms
NOTE: These forms are copies of the originals used in the study. They are not functional.
- Registration
- Part A: Learning Preferences
- Part B: Computer Access
- Part C: Computer Attitudes
- Part D: Employment and Education
- Part E: Disability Awareness
- Part F: Personal Information
Appendix B - Observation Protocols
NOTE: These forms are in Rich Text Format (.rtf) that should open in most current word processing programs. Clicking a link will download the form. The form will open automatically if your browser's file associations include rtf. Otherwise save the file and open it in a word processor.
- Week 1 CourseInfo (.rtf)
- Week 2 WebCT(.rtf)
- Week 3 Web Course in a Box(.rtf)
- Week 4 TopClass(.rtf)
- Week 5 Virtual-U(.rtf)
- Week 6 Mallard(.rtf)
Appendix D - Summary Data from Intake Forms
NOTE: These forms are copies of the originals used in the study. They are not functional.
- Part A: Learning Preferences
- Part B: Computer Access
- Part C: Computer Attitudes
- Part D: Employment and Education
- Part E: Disability Awareness
- Part F: Personal Information
Appendix E - Description and Sources of Problems Encountered
NOTE:The following link presents the individual reports describing the problems and their corresponding sources as experienced by each of the 8 participants.
Appendix F - Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG 1.0) Evaluation
NOTE:The following document presents an evaluation of the accessibility support three courseware packages offer content authors in their efforts to create accessible content, and the accessibility support these products offer content creator who have a disability. Products evaluated include WebCT 3.6, Blackboard 5.5, and Prometheus 5.08.
- Preliminary ATAG Evaluation (doc)(right click, save as)
Appendix G - Accessible Authoring Practices for Course Content Creators
NOTE: The following document contains a set of guidelines for course content creators, to assist in their efforts to author accessible Web based content.
- Web Content Creation Guidelines (doc)(right click, save as)
Courseware Accessibility Study 2000: Inclusion
Inclusion in an Electronic Classroom - 2000:
The Role of the Courseware Authoring Tool Developer
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- Introduction
- Courseware And Accessible Authoring Support
- Inclusion In An Electronic Classroom Study
- Review Of Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Compliance
- Summary
Courseware Accessibility Study 2000: accessAbility
Inclusion in an Electronic Classroom - 2000: AccessAbility Enabling Technology for Life Long Learning
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