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WebCT accessibility issues

Note: this information relates to WebCT CE.

General guidelines for accessible design are no different within the WebCT environment. Specific problems have arisen because of default elements in the WebCT interface over which the designer has little or no control, such as the lack of ALT tags for images, and the use of frames. Recent versions of WebCT address some of these problems, including the provision of a specific Help Section on Accessibility and WebCT.

For information on accessibility contained in the WebCT Help, click on 'Help' in the top WebCT menu bar, go to the Help Index, and choose Accessibility, the first item in the index. Note that you must be the designer of the course to view this help info.

Following are some relevant links:

• Guidelines for Accessible Online Courses (link from EDTeC website) discusses organising content using WebCT.
• See the following sections of the WebCT website for how WebCT is addressing accessibility issues: http://www.webct.com/products/viewpage?name=products_accessibility and http://booboo.webct.com/otln/webct_accessibility.htm
• Georgia State University Accessibility Resources: http://www2.gsu.edu/%7Ewwwets/webservices/accessibility/resources.html
• Stephen Rehberg of Georgia State University has developed a useful document which discusses specific WebCT accessibility issues. The full document also provides a useful summary of general accessibility issues, and can be accessed at: http://www.webct.com/wyw/ViewContent?contentID=2627931
• London Metropolitan University: WebCT Accessibility: Good Practice Guide
• The Ultimate WebCT Handbook: WebCT, Accessibility, Usability and the Disabled Student

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