Learner-centred Accessibility for Interoperable Web-based Educational Systems
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This paper describes the need for an information model and specifications that support a new strategy for delivering accessible computer-based resources to learners based on their specific needs and preferences in the circumstances in which they are operating. The strategy augments the universal accessibility of resources model to enable systems to focus on individual learners and their particular accessibility needs and preferences. A set of specifications known as the AccessForAll specifications is proposed.
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Interoperability for Individual Learner Centred Accessibility for Web-based Educational Systems
This paper describes the interoperability underpinning a new strategy for delivering accessible computerbased resources to individual learners based on their specified needs and preferences in the circumstances in which they are operating. The new accessibility strategy, known as AccessForAll, augments the model of universal accessibility of resources by engaging automated systems and builds up...
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