John Bowers
Special Projects Administrator,
Western Kentucky University
Creating ADA-Compliant Course Sites: An Online Training Program
Thursday, October 17, 2013 | 9:00AM–9:50AM | Meeting Room 208A/B
Session Type:
Professional Development
Online course sites must be accessible to students with disabilities, but training instructors in accessible design has often been an afterthought. WKU developed a required, automated training program based on a series of inexpensively produced video tutorials. Learn how this program has served as a model for other institutions.
OUTCOMES:
Learn that online course sites are an area of legal vulnerability. | Realize that training is required to produce accessible course sites. | Hear details of an exemplary best practice for other institutions of higher education.
