eLearning and Web Accessibility Guidelines

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organisation for the World Wide Web. It is responsible for developing guidelines, software and tools to ensure that access to the Web is available to as many users as possible, regardless of ability.

As part of SENDA and the Disability Equality Duty you must ensure that any content you develop and use as part of your learning resources is accessible, particularly on your college VLE.

The W3C therefore provide guidelines to ensure that learning content is accessible. TechDis have also provided some examples of interpretation, these are not exhaustive and are only provided as signposting. JISC TechDis provide guidance for Online Accessibility.

Other accessibility links include:

WebAIM

This site has a range of tutorials and articles on practical web accessibility. The 'Introduction to Web Accessibility' section is well worth a visit.

BBC's Web My Way

The BBC's accessibility section is a great place to learn about how to use web technologies to improve access.

Skills for Access

Skills for Access is a comprehensive resource that focuses on issues relating to multimedia and elearning and accessibility.

Accessibility Forum

The Accessibility Forum is one of the most popular aimed at web developers. But don’t let this put you off. It is a great site for those who are new and/or experienced.