Open Learn H807 - Accessibility in eLearning

I am reading through the Open Learn course on accessibility in learning design. The first activity is asking me to list the types of activities a learner might be asked to do as part of a distance learning course and to note next to these any which might be a problem for students who have a disability. Also whether there are any in the list which are made easier via distance than face-to-face.

• Online Discussions
• Search for resources
• Write and read blogs
• Write assignments
• Elluminate session
• Watch videos
• Listen to podcasts

Whether the activities are difficult for disabled students is all dependent upon their disability. Anything involving sound could be a problem for hearing impaired users, anything with visual information is difficult for visually impaired users, anything that is text based could be a problem for dyslexic students. It also depends upon the technology being used to access the systems. Some technologies do not work well together.

Some of these systems may make access to learning better allowing students to have technology read text allowed. This can also help with spelling and grammer as systems can help to correct these.