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| Wednesday, July 12, 2006: 3:45 PM-5:00 PM | |||
| Arkansas Room (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers) | |||
| E-10: Making WebCT more Accessible to Everyone, including People with Disabilities | |||
| Detailed Description: | The WebCT Accessibility Interest group has been working with WebCT to improve the functional accessibility of WebCT to people with disabilities. The group includes over 30 people representing over 20 universities and organizations. The strategy of the group is to work collaboratively with WebCT to identify functional accessibility issues for people with disabilities and propose solutions that improve accessibility and usability for everyone, including people with disabilities. | ||
| Presentation Format: | Panel | ||
| Topic: | Partnering for success: Multi-institution and consortium challenges and solutions | ||
| Target Audience: | Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors, System Administrators, Senior Administrators, E-learning Managers, K-12 Educational Staff | ||
| Appropriate Audience Level: | Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users | ||
| Abstract Text: | The WebCT Accessibility Interest group has been working with WebCT to improve the functional accessibility of WebCT to people with disabilities. The group includes over 30 people representing over 20 universities and organizations. The strategy of the group is to work collaboratively with WebCT to identify functional accessibility issues for people with disabilities and propose solutions that improve accessibility and usability for everyone, including people with disabilities. People attending the panel session will learn about the functional accessibility needs of people with disabilities in using WebCT, how the group identifies and manages accessibility issues, and how working group works cooperatively with WebCT to improve accessibility. | ||
| Session Leader: | Jon Gunderson University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign | ||
| Co-presenters: | Robert Dumas WebCT David Schwarte Purdue University Philip Kragnes University of Minnesota | ||
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