MOOCS & Accessibility.
Maybe, plenty of times you have heard the word "accessibility".
But, do you really know what are we referring to
when we talk about an accessible MOOC?
Nowadays, it is very important
not to exclude anyone...
of studying our MOOC, regardless of their...
hardware,...
language,...
software,...
culture, location,...
...or physical or mental ability.
And how can we achieve that in our sMOOC?
For that we need:
(A) Accessible Platforms and (B) Accessible Contents.
Accessible Platforms means that everybody must be able to:
1. Access the platform(login).
2. Surf by all the patform, being able to use keyboard shortcuts.
3. Participate by using all the tools
(forums, quizzes, uploading files, webinars, groups, etc.)
4. Communication with the teachers and the other students.
5. Receive properl y all the communications sent by the platform.
When we talk about Accessible Contents we are referring to:
1. Correct and well nested structure contents.
2. Where we use suitable colors and contrasts.
3. Relative font sizes and containers.
4. Correct links, with titles when it is necessary.
5. Images must be provided by an alternative text.
6. If we use Podcasts,
they must be provided with a synchronized text transcription.
7. If we use Videos,
they must be provided with subtitles audio description,
synchronized text transcription and when it is possible,
sign language interpretation.
It could seem that there are a lot of things to keep in mind,
but the reality is that if we create an accessible content
from the beginning and it is much easier
than making accessible the content that is not.
And remember, when we are creating accessible contents,
not only are we providing access to disabled people,
but al soit benefits all users increasing its usability.