Issues of learning technologies and accessibility are more of a hot topic in our field than usual these days. EdX recently reached a settlement with the Justice Department to make its website, course ...

The University’s Office of Digital Learning provides training and assistance to professors and instructors regarding course design, digital materials, WebCampus and more. Two experts, Don Massie and ...

An architect who designs a building that includes steps to the entrance but provides an alternative entry with a ramp on the side for people with disabilities, is thinking narrowly about accessibility ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Have you ever wondered what the wheelchair symbol that you see on parking spaces and public bathroom doors actually means? That symbol is the International Symbol of Accessibility, ...

Accessibility used to mean compliance. An installed grab bar, an added ramp, a resized font. But meeting physical standards is only half the challenge. The other half, the part that truly changes ...

Can proactive instructional design eliminate barriers to access for learners? Will artificial intelligence play a role in improving accessibility? How can institutions create a culture of ...

It was noted that the Seminar was using the term "environmental accessibility" in a broad sense: accessibility was viewed as a social construct and not simply a characteristic of the built ...

When we talk about making our libraries and schools accessible, Liz Johns, teaching and learning librarian at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, emphasizes: People are not problems. “We often frame ...

The first day of the 2022 spring semester at the University of Maine opened in chaos. Students found themselves forced to traverse thick layers of ice without salt or sand on their way to class, and ...

GRAND FORKS — Ensuring a space is accessible to everyone is a key factor in universal design, and the concept was highlighted during the Downtown: Pillars of Place conference on June 13. “Accessible ...