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In this course you will discover why digital accessibility is important and how to design your courses to be accessible to learners. You will see that all people, with and without disabilities, benefit from an accessible design of digital products and services. Designing digital products and services in an accessible manner is thus an important factor for social and economic development.
Who is this learning course for?
Topic Overview: digital learning basics, digital accessibility, inclusion of persons with disability, disability, inclusion
Course Developer: This course was developed by the consortium GOPA Worldwide Consultants and common sense eLearning and training consultants on behalf of and in cooperation with the atingi project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Further subject matter expertise was provided by the GIZ Global Project on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities.
Course Contact: In case of technical troubleshooting or questions, please reach out to the atingi support team via the helpdesk icon.
License: CC-BY-SA 4.0
Publication Date: 06.07.2023
Additional Information: This course is part of the learning pathway "atingi eLearning Basics" which further includes the following courses:
Who is this learning course for?
This course is for course Managers, learning designers, content and media developers, subject matter experts, online facilitators and anyone interested in digital learning and digital accessibility.
What will you learn?
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Define the concept of accessibility
- Discuss the main challenges and barriers regarding digital learning
- Understand the accessible digital learning frameworks and guidelines
- Create or adjust digital learning environments and courses to make them more inclusive and accessible (and usable)
- Identify appropriate ways to evaluate the accessibility and usability of your digital course plans and materials
How much time do you need to invest? It will take you around 60 minutes to complete the whole course.
Course Certificate: A certificate will be generated upon successful completion of all course modules and the final quiz.
Course Developer: This course was developed by the consortium GOPA Worldwide Consultants and common sense eLearning and training consultants on behalf of and in cooperation with the atingi project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Further subject matter expertise was provided by the GIZ Global Project on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities.
Course Contact: In case of technical troubleshooting or questions, please reach out to the atingi support team via the helpdesk icon.
License: CC-BY-SA 4.0
Publication Date: 06.07.2023
Additional Information: This course is part of the learning pathway "atingi eLearning Basics" which further includes the following courses: