Expectations for success: auditing opportunities for students with print disabilities to fully engage in online learning environments in higher education
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Article Title | Expectations for success: auditing opportunities for students with print disabilities to fully engage in online learning environments in higher education |
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ERA Journal ID | 20265 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Cain, Melissa (Author) and Fanshawe, Melissa (Author) |
Journal Title | Australasian Journal of Educational Technology |
Journal Citation | 37 (3), pp. 137-151 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1449-5554 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.6449 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET/article/view/6449 |
Abstract | The rapid digitalisation of learning has had demonstrable impacts on access to education for students with a print disability. In higher education contexts, learning management systems (LMS) have become the predominant method for distributing content. This conceptual article addresses how students with print disabilities such as vision impairment, blindness, dyslexia, and visual fatigue experience their education through online engagement. Using Redmond et al.’s (2018) online engagement framework for higher education, the authors analyse the cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, and collaborative needs and expectations of these learners. This article provides a contemporary picture of the barriers students with print disabilities currently encounter and the possibilities for access available through the use of accessible and assistive technologies. Recommendations for equitable access, including a range of actionable strategies, are provided to assist teacher educators, higher education providers, higher education disability support advisors, and LMS designers. |
Keywords | online learning, equitable access, print disability, inclusion, connectiveness |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390411. Special education and disability |
Public Notes | Copyright: Articles published in the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) are available under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Authors retain copyright in their work and grant AJET right of first publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Catholic University |
School of Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q64q4/expectations-for-success-auditing-opportunities-for-students-with-print-disabilities-to-fully-engage-in-online-learning-environments-in-higher-education
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