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Providing access to technology doesn't have to be mystery
Author(s) -
Heyward Salome
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30004
Subject(s) - obligation , compliance (psychology) , computer science , access technology , world wide web , multimedia , engineering , political science , telecommunications , psychology , law , social psychology , wireless
One of the most curious compliance dilemmas in postsecondary education today is the degree to which many schools have embraced technology as a means of transforming the delivery of educational services while at the same time ignoring the obligation to provide individuals with disabilities with access to technology. Inaccessible websites, learning management systems, registration systems, videos, library databases and classroom clickers are commonplace.