Let s get accessible


Let’s get accessible

In 2003, we see the launch of a major new e-learning initiative in the higher education sector. The UK e-University (UKeU) will be offering a series of degree courses to students around the world, created and delivered in co-operation with leading UK universities. Jonathan Darby is Chief Architect for the UKeU: “We have developed a road map to providing the highest levels of accessibility and are looking to gradually improve the accessibility of our offering over time. Both the platform that we are developing with Sun and our course content will comply with WAI priority 1 throughout, and priority 2 where possible. We have adopted a fine-grained learning object approach which helps us in producing alternate forms of learning delivery to meet special needs.”

2003 sees not only the launch of the UKeU, it is also the European year of the disabled person. The e-learning community has the opportunity to lead the way in showing that online access really is for all. Our motives may be altruistic, but they can as easily be commercial, as Bruno Giversen, EMEA vice president of PlaceWare, a provider of virtual classroom and collaboration tools, reminds us: "Many training companies will see disability discrimination laws as a barrier, but this is simply not the case. Organisations making themselves open to the needs of existing and new customers and employees will stand apart from their competitors on many levels, some of them immeasurable but critical to success."




E-Learning's Greatest Hits
E-learnings Greatest Hits
ISBN: 0954590406
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 198

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