Sunday, October 22, 2017

Roll up your sleeves! Why accessibility in higher ed needs all hands on-deck - RICK JOHNSON, eCampus News

Fundamentally, delivering an accessible platform is not about checking a box and saying, "It's done." Why accessibility is never-ending and needs IT and vendor input. You cannot measure accessibility by just looking at one part of the ecosystem. For example, the software displaying the text needs to understand the markup that is inside the content, and how those two things together will work with the assistive technology (such as a screen reader) being used by the learner. https://www.ecampusnews.com/ed-tech-leadership/accessibility-higher-ed-hands-deck/