How to Ensure Accessibility of Study Materials Published at Masaryk University
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Proceedings of the Conference Universal Learning Design, Brno 2013 |
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| Web | http://www.uld-conference.org |
| Field | Informatics |
| Keywords | accessible content; universal learning design |
| Description | Universal learning design is an educational framework, which calls for creating curriculum from the outset that provides: - Multiple means of representation to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge, - Multiple means of expression to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know, and - Multiple means of engagement to tap into learners' interests, challenge them appropriately, and motivate them to learn. Although the vast majority of university students with visual impairment in the Czech Republic are students of Masaryk University, it is true that study materials are almost exclusively created and published with respect to the needs and preferences of students without special needs and without universal learning design principles. Changes, leading to the document accessibility, are often made only with an intuition and empathy and reflect only actual student´s needs. Our mission is to change this state and prepare a conception of complex universal learning design environment, in which following goals are reach according to the general standards and regardless this or that specific kind of accessibility is currently required. |
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