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<DIV><STRONG> With all the distance education going on,
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<DIV><STRONG>Robert Jaquiss</STRONG></DIV>
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<P><STRONG>AFB Distance Learning Survey Results Now
Available</STRONG></P><BR>More and more schools, colleges and universities are
using online educational tools that students are required to use to obtain
course syllabi, access lectures and associated material, participate in class
discussions, read course material, and receive grades and feedback from
instructors. These popular tools, such as Blackboard, can frequently pose
significant barriers to students with vision loss because they do not work well,
if at all, with computer programs commonly used by students who are blind or
visually impaired to access content displayed on the computer screen.<BR><BR>AFB
explored ways in which popular online educational tools can be made more
accessible with the help of nearly 100 individuals who recently completed our
online survey. The results are now available! Findings indicated the most
important and necessary features of online educational tools present significant
problems for those using assistive technology such as screen reading or screen
magnification software. In nearly every instance, respondents indicated features
that were inaccessible. To read the full report, go to <A
href="http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=3&TopicID=377&DocumentID=4492">www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=3&TopicID=377&DocumentID=4492</A>.
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