Improving accessibility through aggregative e-learning for all framework

  • Authors:
  • Khairuddin Kamaludin;Noor Faezah Mohd Yatim;Md. Jan Nordin

  • Affiliations:
  • Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor Malaysia;Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor Malaysia;Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor Malaysia

  • Venue:
  • IVIC'11 Proceedings of the Second international conference on Visual informatics: sustaining research and innovations - Volume Part II
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Common approach to accessible e-learning system are based on following strict guideline and requirement of assistive technology tools, developing alternative interface for user with impairment or separating of user platform and data platform. This paper has identified and discusses three major issues shared in common approaches as difficulty to implement guideline by W3C, accessibility on learning perspective and issues with emerging technology. When most approaches are able to provide contents to be access by user with impairment, the outcome can only be defined as technical perspective. User practices, preferences and ability in learning are affected by their physical disability, thus creating a barrier that demands learning accessibility. This paper has introduced Aggregative E-learning for All Framework that are based on both, technical and learning accessibility. The responsibilities of accessible e-learning are shared by content provider or instructor with system provider. In this framework, the technical components of accessibility become responsibility of system developer, and the learning components of accessibility are accountable to content provider.