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Addressing Challenges in Web Accessibility for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Guercio, Angela; Stirbens, Kathleen A.; Williams, Joseph; Haiber, Charles – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2011
Searching for relevant information on the web is an important aspect of distance learning. This activity is a challenge for visually impaired distance learners. While sighted people have the ability to filter information in a fast and non sequential way, blind persons rely on tools that process the information in a sequential way. Learning is…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Internet, Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness
Personalization of XML Content Browsing Based on User Preferences
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Encelle, Benoit; Baptiste-Jessel, Nadine; Sedes, Florence – Journal of Access Services, 2009
Personalization of user interfaces for browsing content is a key concept to ensure content accessibility. In this direction, we introduce concepts that result in the generation of personalized multimodal user interfaces for browsing XML content. User requirements concerning the browsing of a specific content type can be specified by means of…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, User Needs (Information), Metadata, Programming Languages
Diversity in Information Technology Education: Issues and Controversies
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Trajkovski, Goran, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2006
"Diversity in Information Technology Education: Issues and Controversies" sheds light on the status of diversity in the field of IT education. It identifies a wide range of problems that educators face on a daily basis, and gives practical, applicable solutions, mainly by showcasing successful and replicable examples. The chapters in "Diversity in…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Education, Ethnic Diversity