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September 30, 2008
Last Call for Distance Learning Survey
AFB is asking you for your input about the accessibility of online educational tools. If you have not yet had the chance to complete this Survey, please take a moment to check out the announcement below that was circulated earlier this month and please take a moment to complete the survey. The distance learning survey will be taken down from the AFB website at the close of business on Friday, October 10th. Thank you to all those who have already participated.
Got the Back-to-School Blues?
Distance Learning: How Accessible Are Online Educational Tools
More and more schools, colleges and universities are using online educational tools that students are required to use to obtain course syllabi, access lectures and associated material, participate in class discussions, read course material, and receive grades and feedback from instructors. These popular tools, such as Blackboard, can frequently pose significant barriers to students with vision loss because they do not work well, if at all, with computer programs commonly used by students who are blind or visually impaired to read content displayed on the computer screen.
The AFB is exploring ways in which these popular online educational tools can be made more accessible, but we need your help. If you are a student who has used, or is currently being asked to use, such online educational tools, a family member or friend of such a student, or a teacher who has experience with such online tools, please complete our survey and tell us your story.
We also encourage all recipients of this message to share this announcement widely with your networks.
Posted by Nancy at September 30, 2008 09:56 AM