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Accessibility Compliance in Distance Learning: Barrier-Free Multimedia

Session Details

Tuesday, January 23, 2007
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Dogwood A Room

Session Type: Concurrent Session

Speaker(s)

Robert Wyatt, Director of Distance Education & Asst Professor of Biology, Western Kentucky University
Leyla Zhuhadar, Web Mining Analysist & Instructional Designer, Western Kentucky University
Session convener: Ronald Bleed, Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Maricopa Community College District

Abstract

This session will focus on solving the problem of accessibilities, which online students with disabilities face in distance-education courses that include multimedia components. By developing a synchronized transcript system (closed captioning) for multimedia, the Distance Learning Division at WKU is now able to accommodate hearing-impaired students in online courses.

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