| Internet
Access
There are two
types of access that you need to consider. First is Internet access,
which will vary widely among students. When you are preparing to
design your course, you need to be aware that your students may
access your course via varying network connection speeds. Many students
use dial-up modems that can be extremely slow when downloading certain
files, especially multimedia files and images. It is important to
determine the network connection speed range of your students and
to design your course to meet their needs.
Course
Access for Disabled Students
Well-designed
courses are accessible anytime, anywhere, by any type of student,
including students with disabilities. Easy
Access to Software and Information (EASI) is an excellent
resource for designing courses that meet the accessibility guidelines.
If
your institution uses a course management system (CMS), the system
may already be designed with accessibility in mind. For example,
Blackboard:
Accessibility explains how this CMS is working to meet the
accessibility needs of all users.
Related
Links
Additional
links related to accessibility can be found in Related Links,
at the end
of this topic. |
