Universal Design is the best approach to designing a web course. Using this approach plans for disabilities as well as learning preferences by making the content accessible in ways that make it usable by the majority of students. e-Learning Center staff can help you plan for Universal Design in your online course content.
Categories of disabilities that can affect Internet usage include: visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive, and seizure. Web design efforts should either eliminate or minimize information barriers in each of these areas for individuals with disabilities. Some examples include:
- Providing a text equivalent of a graphic (visual)
- Offering a transcript of an audio lecture (hearing)
- Removing the time constraint from an online test (mobility)
- Adopting a consistent uncluttered web site design (cognitive)
- Removing flashing or flickering content (seizure)
Visit accessibility standards for more information.
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