As you read, make a list of the elements Seale mentions as needing to be made accessible. You will build on this list in other activities this week and in preparation for next week's activity. If you think that new elements have emerged since the book was written, add those to your list.
H810: Week 9: Activity 18.1: What needs to be accessible?
Seale (2006): Chapter 4; pp. 28-41
Seale, J. (2006) E-Learning and Disability in Higher Education: Accessibility Research and Practice, Abingdon, Routledge; also available online at http://libezproxy.open.ac.uk/ login?url=http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=52212 (accessed 30 October 2010)
As you read, make a list of the elements Seale mentions as needing to be made accessible. You will build on this list in other activities this week and in preparation for next week's activity. If you think that new elements have emerged since the book was written, add those to your list.
Avoid times responses or lengthen time
Alerts remain on screen until dismissed
Clear and consistent functions
Navigating links
Clear help messages
o Learning Management Systems
o E-portfolios
Editing by various people
Lack of direction
Use of frames
Images
Colour
Graphics
Need tagging to give logical reading order
Need correct construction
Some in image format for copyright reasons
Difficult to access when exported to web
Alternative text outline needed
Need robust exporting tool
Captions required
o Flash
Problem in past; captions good now
o Java applets
Needs Java access bridge for screen readers
Accessibility API built in