Learning by e-Learning: Breaking Down Barriers and Creating Opportunities for the Visually-Impaired

Today e-Learning is an important educational tool with multiple benefits. However, to be suitable for a large audience the learning objects, courses, and other forms of e-Learning content should be easy to use for all students, regardless of disability. This paper describes problems often encountered by a blind person using screen reader and voice synthesizer when using e-Learning systems, and proposes guidelines for designers in order to develop more accessible systems.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: HCI
• Authors: Barbara Leporini, Marina Buzzi
• Keywords: E-learning, HCI 2007, Human Computer Interaction, Important Educational Tool, Today E-Learning