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Sheryl and Her Distance Learning: A Case Study in Making a Course Accessible to a Blind Co-Instructor

SDGs Impacted

This is a brief report on the need to develop an Internet-based course, to be teach by a person who is blind, and through the use of assistive technologies and the presence of content in alternative format (i.e. audio recording) made a course accessible to this blind instructor.

Impact / Outcome
Teachers successfully created and delivered this course. This case demonstrates that a distance learning course can be created in such a way that development and implementation can be accessible to instructors who have disabilities themselves. Accommodations for an instructor with a disability can benefit students with disabilities as well.
Funding sources
Private
Key Metrics
Making a Course Accessible to a Blind Co-Instructor
Locations
North America, USA
Sector
Education
Operating model
Fully private
Target population
Disabled
Year published
01 January 2021
Organization involved
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University of Washington

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