Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning

User needs are at the heart of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). When you take user needs into account, applying accessibility principles becomes simpler, though not necessarily easier.

Students using the Moodle open source learning management platform can now listen to learning content in more than 50 languages, thanks to a new integration with digital voice and text-to-speech tool ReadSpeaker.

Artificial intelligence can improve accessibility and ensure that students with disabilities have access to rich learning opportunities.

These guidelines have been produced by the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET)  and in partnership with the National Disability Coordination Officer Program (NDCO) program and Blind Citizens Australia (BCA). They have been informed by the professional guidance and expertise of an advisory group and has been influenced by the significant Vision Australia report (2018) "Online, but offtrack: barriers to online learning experienced by university students who are blind or have low vision". (February 2022).

Technology in higher education can be both an aid and a challenge for students with disabilities. Institutions and instructors can take steps to ensur

There are several simple steps that IT can take to make education more inclusive.

Rubrics can be one of the most effective ways to provide support to help faculty make their courses more accessible.

Assisting the Deaf community, helping reading comprehension, supporting endangered languages: is there anything captions can't do?

Image descriptions can define photos, graphics, gifs, and video — basically anything containing visual information. Providing descriptions for imagery and video are required as part of WCAG 2.1 (for…

Templatization can help institutions steer clear of common web accessibility errors — and ensure that all students have equal access to the content they need to succeed.

Welcome to this e-learning program which has been developed by the National Disability Coordination Officer Program and the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training.

This program focuses on a range of practical solutions and strategies to address access barriers experienced by learners who are blind or vision impaired studying in tertiary education in Australia. It aims to increase your understanding of  developing and facilitating  teaching practice.

This course is free for individuals to undertake online and can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

Is the education technology in your online course equitable and inclusive of all learners? Here are key equity questions to ask when considering the pedagogical experience of an e-learning tool.

Kyle Shachmut, assistant director for Digital Accessibility Services at Harvard University, shares advice on advancing digital accessibility and getti

More learning content than ever before has migrated online, bringing accessibility concerns to the forefront. Here's how higher ed institutions are making progress toward equitable access.

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom an

We all agree that accessibility is the right thing to do. What concrete steps should IT professionals take in order to support access for learners, fa