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Digital accessibility still a problem for higher education
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30312
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , white paper , web accessibility , multimedia , white (mutation) , internet privacy , world wide web , computer science , political science , business , web service , web standards , biochemistry , chemistry , law , gene
Higher education institutions still do not meet the demand for digital accessibility, particularly through the use of web platforms and digital material, for their disabled students, according to a white paper published by 3PlayMedia. According to a 2011 report on disability from the World Health Organization, 11 percent of students in higher education suffer from a disability that impairs their access to websites and digital content. According to the white paper, “the proliferation of web multimedia has outpaced accessibility initiatives … leaving many disabled students more disadvantaged than ever before.”
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