E-learning and Disability in Higher Education

E-learning and Disability in Higher Education

<P>Most people working within the higher education sector understand the importance of making e-learning accessible to students with disabilities, yet it is not always clear exactly how this should be accomplished.  <EM>E-Learning and Disability in Higher Education</EM> evaluates current accessibility practice and critiques the extent to which 'best' practices can be confidently identified and disseminated. This second edition has been fully updated and includes a focus on research that seeks to give 'voice' to disabled students in a way that provides an indispensible insight into their relationship with technologies and the institutions in which they study.</P> <P>Examining the social, educational, and political background behind making online learning accessible in higher and further education, <EM>E-Learning and Disability in Higher Education</EM> considers the roles and perspectives of the key stake-holders involved in e-learning: lecturers, professors, instructional designers, learning technologists, student support services, staff developers, and senior managers and administrators. </P>