The ease with which students with disabilities (and everyone else) interact with a learning management system can be aided through the use of ergonomic accessories. Ergonomics, the science of designing according to human needs, has made learning much easier and
Parents with dyslexic children may seek new learning systems to accompany their children’s progress in school. The World Federation of Neurology says dyslexia is “a disorder manifested by difficulty in learning to read, despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence and socio-cultural
In creating a learning management system, another group to consider is the hearing impaired. Training centers for the deaf and hearing impaired are usually located in big cities, making it expensive and often inconvenient to participate in these courses. Including
Speech synthesis is a useful facility in creating a learning management system with greater accessibility not only to visually impaired learners, but to the general public. The ability to verbally communicate with a program adds a new dimension to the
Technology has opened a world of possibilities to reach learners and trainees who have formerly experienced greater difficulty accessing information. One such group is people with disabilities. Assistive technologies enable people with disabilities to perform tasks that they were unable
Often in learning systems, teachers fail to take advantage of a vital resource: peer groups. This may be partly due to challenges posed by peer group learning systems. For example, we’ve all had the experience of taking part in a
