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Title:
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TOWARDS AN APPROACH FOR A MASSIVE WEB ACCESSIBILITY TRAINING |
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Author(s):
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Hector R. Amado-Salvatierra, Rocael Hernández, Concha Batanero, Salvador Otón |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-25-8 |
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Editors:
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Hans Weghorn |
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Year:
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2014 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Accessibility, Design for All, eInclusion, Training, e-Learning, Web-based Courses |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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230 |
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Last Page:
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233 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Applied computing in terms of usability and accessibility should be considered as a basic foundation for interactive systems for the teaching-learning experience. E-Learning solutions adopted by several institutions are encouraged to validate and promote accessibility. A large myriad of research related to accessibility in distance education systems is available in literature. In the same way, international initiatives provide guidelines to create accessible web content (e.g. WCAG 2.0), but educational institutions, are not aware of the VLE barriers that could affect people with disabilities. The initiative presented in this article, is looking to improve accessibility in virtual higher education in Latin-America through an intensive training workshop oriented to administrators of a virtual campus. A massive staff training experience was implemented in seven countries in Latin-America with more than 180 participants from 52 different institutions. Results from the experience are presented, showing a growing interest from in accessibility/usability topics for establishing a Cooperation Network, related to accessibility in virtual education and society. |
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