Selecting and utilising assistive technologies in an e-learning context

E-learning and online learning are now integral components of educational delivery in Australia and it is crucial that people who have disabilities are able to participate actively and that their knowledge can be assessed. This report builds on the 2005 ‘Adaptive and assistive technologies in e-learning’ report [indexed at TD/TNC 82.402]. The definition of assistive/adaptive technologies is broadened and the various technologies are explained along with their relevance to educational settings generally and to e-learning specifically. Equipment applicable to four major disability types is...  [+] Show more

E-learning and online learning are now integral components of educational delivery in Australia and it is crucial that people who have disabilities are able to participate actively and that their knowledge can be assessed. This report builds on the 2005 ‘Adaptive and assistive technologies in e-learning’ report [indexed at TD/TNC 82.402]. The definition of assistive/adaptive technologies is broadened and the various technologies are explained along with their relevance to educational settings generally and to e-learning specifically. Equipment applicable to four major disability types is summarised: vision impairment and blindness; hearing impairment and deafness; physical disability; and neurological disability.