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Helping to avoid e-discrimination in UK tertiary education

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David Sloan,

Lawrie PhippsAuthors Info & Claims

CUU '03: Proceedings of the 2003 conference on Universal usability

Pages 150 - 151

https://doi.org/10.1145/957205.957234

Published: 17 June 2002 Publication History

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The UK e-learning and disability agenda is discussed, and how it is affected by social inclusion and government initiatives and legislation. The important role of the TechDis service in this initiative is also described, and how it is helping the tertiary education community in the UK to use technology to improve inclusion for staff and students with disabilities. An outline of the approach TechDis has taken to achieve its goals is provided, along with current issues being addressed by the service.

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Phipps, L. Sutherland, A. and Seale, J (eds). (2002) Access All Areas: disability, technology and learning. ALT/JISC/TechDis.

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Sloan, M. (2001) Web Accessibility and the DDA. In The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT) 2001 (2): http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/01-2/sloan.html> (Accessed 17th October 2003).

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TechDis web site: http://www.techdis.ac.uk http://www.Techdis.ac.uk

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W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10

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Helping to avoid e-discrimination in UK tertiary education
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing profession
      1. Assistive technologies
  2. User characteristics
    1. People with disabilities

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CUU '03: Proceedings of the 2003 conference on Universal usability

November 2003

166 pages

ISBN:158113701X

DOI:10.1145/957205

Program Chairs:
Mary Zajicek
Oxford Brookes University, UK
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Alistair Edwards
University of York, UK

ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped Just Accepted
June-September 2002
157 pages
ISSN:0163-5727
DOI:10.1145/960201
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Published: 17 June 2002

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Suomi RSachdeva N(2016)Internet Accessibility for Visually ImpairedEncyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine10.4018/978-1-4666-9978-6.ch021(250-259)Online publication date: 2016
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Sachdeva NTuikka AKimppa KSuomi R(2015)Digital disability divide in information societyJournal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society10.1108/JICES-10-2014-005013:3/4(283-298)Online publication date: 10-Aug-2015
https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-10-2014-0050
Sánchez JSáenz M(2009)Video Gaming for Blind Learners School Integration in Science ClassesProceedings of the 12th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Part I10.1007/978-3-642-03655-2_5(36-49)Online publication date: 24-Aug-2009
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