E-learning for the vision impaired: a holistic perspective
Problems faced by vision impaired students are different from those experienced by sighted students. Most e-learning environments are designed for sighted students, utilizing complex visual images and interactive features; however students with acute vision impairments are not able to utilize these...
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| author | Permvattana, Ruchi Armstrong, Helen Murray, Iain |
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| description | Problems faced by vision impaired students are different from those experienced by sighted students. Most e-learning environments are designed for sighted students, utilizing complex visual images and interactive features; however students with acute vision impairments are not able to utilize these features and must rely on applications to translate the contents of screen displays and documents into forms that are accessible. Learning environments for people with physical disabilities need specific considerations in design and implementation to ensure their appropriateness and accessibility. This paper initially discusses specific problems faced by students with acute vision impairments and how e-learning environments need to address these problems in order for the student to achieve the same learning outcomes as sighted students. A brief outline of the research method is followed by a description of the holistic model proposed for accessible e-learning environment design. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-115852017-09-13T14:53:51Z E-learning for the vision impaired: a holistic perspective Permvattana, Ruchi Armstrong, Helen Murray, Iain Vision Impaired E-learning Accessibility Problems faced by vision impaired students are different from those experienced by sighted students. Most e-learning environments are designed for sighted students, utilizing complex visual images and interactive features; however students with acute vision impairments are not able to utilize these features and must rely on applications to translate the contents of screen displays and documents into forms that are accessible. Learning environments for people with physical disabilities need specific considerations in design and implementation to ensure their appropriateness and accessibility. This paper initially discusses specific problems faced by students with acute vision impairments and how e-learning environments need to address these problems in order for the student to achieve the same learning outcomes as sighted students. A brief outline of the research method is followed by a description of the holistic model proposed for accessible e-learning environment design. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11585 10.7903/ijcse.1029 Academy of Taiwan Information Systems Research (ATISR) fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Vision Impaired E-learning Accessibility Permvattana, Ruchi Armstrong, Helen Murray, Iain E-learning for the vision impaired: a holistic perspective |
| title | E-learning for the vision impaired: a holistic perspective |
| title_full | E-learning for the vision impaired: a holistic perspective |
| title_fullStr | E-learning for the vision impaired: a holistic perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | E-learning for the vision impaired: a holistic perspective |
| title_short | E-learning for the vision impaired: a holistic perspective |
| title_sort | e-learning for the vision impaired: a holistic perspective |
| topic | Vision Impaired E-learning Accessibility |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11585 |