Week 13: Activity 26.2: Creating Special Resources
JISC TechDis: Text-only web sites: accessibility savour or a waste of time?
Pro
Con
Quick and easy method
Segregation of disabled people
Good for transcripts
Solution for blind people not others
Conversion also has barriers
Complex to maintain two sites
Which appears on search?
Difficult for people with reading disabilities
The Speechlet Project (Mullier, 2003)
Allows blind students of Java programming to use existing course material.
Really close to home this one as I have spent hours trying to describe computer screens to students desperately trying to write graphics programs.
Allows visualisation of graphics
Students learning material they may never use
Easier for lecturers than rewriting course for one student
Allows student to cover same material as other students
Students learn to use graphical elements that may be needed i workplace
Student can work without booking support workers
H810: Week 13 : Activity 26.2
Week 13: Activity 26.2: Creating Special Resources
JISC TechDis: Text-only web sites: accessibility savour or a waste of time?
Pro
Con
Quick and easy method
Segregation of disabled people
Good for transcripts
Solution for blind people not others
Conversion also has barriers
Complex to maintain two sites
Which appears on search?
Difficult for people with reading disabilities
The Speechlet Project (Mullier, 2003)
Allows blind students of Java programming to use existing course material.
Really close to home this one as I have spent hours trying to describe computer screens to students desperately trying to write graphics programs.
Pro
Con
Allows visualisation of graphics
Students learning material they may never use
Easier for lecturers than rewriting course for one student
Allows student to cover same material as other students
Students learn to use graphical elements that may be needed i workplace
Student can work without booking support workers