Accessibility is all those necessary actions that should be taken in order to provide equal opportunities to all people in the society by promoting the diversity of each and every person's abilities.
- Who do you think is responsible for accessibility?
We are all responsible for accessibility. It is not a single person that is responsible, for example, the designer or the educator. It is better to say that every person has its own percentage of responsibility. Other people might have more responsibilities, other people less. What it matters is to understand that accessibility is a vital issue nowadays.
- What do you understand by accessibility in an educational context?
It has to provide to all students according to their diversities and needs the necessary tools that will be needed by them in order to fulfil their educational needs according to their specific context.
- What do you understand by accessibility in the context of online learning?
Online learning is the most important educational context that accessibility can take place. It is all the resources/tools needed in order to offer knowledge online to all students without making any exceptions.
- Why is accessibility a concern today in your context or country?
As I am not actively working in an online context of education, I do not know many issues to write down here. But in my country, accessibility issues arise only when disabled people come in the forefront and protest for their rights. As a result, many of their demands are respected and appreciated by the government. Almost, if not all, government buildings are having the necessary infrastructure for disabled people. However, accessibility most of the times is violated by people without disabilities. When for example, we are going to the cinema to watch a movie, there are parking areas restricted for wheelchair users. Most of the people without disabilities, park in these areas that are very close to the cinema so that they will not have to walk till there. There has to be some kind of regulation in order not to be able to violate disabled people's rights. The fact that most people without disabilities do not have sufficient knowledge leads them to this kind of behaviour.