K-12

AccessWeb

The AccessWeb site, which focused on accessible web design, has merged with AccessIT. 

The National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education (AccessIT) provides resources to help educational entities purchase, develop, and use information technology that is welcoming to, accessible to, and usable by everyone, including people with disabilities. AccessIT was funded for five years by the U.S. Department of Education (grant #H133D010306).

Equal Access: Universal Design of Distance Learning Programs

A checklist for making distance learning programs welcoming and accessible to all students

Students in distance learning courses represent a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, ages, native languages, and learning styles. In addition, increasing numbers of students with disabilities participate in regular precollege and postsecondary courses. Their disabilities include blindness, low vision, hearing impairments, mobility impairments, learning disabilities, and health impairments.

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