ACCESSIBLE SOFTWARE

ACCESSIBLE SOFTWARE

See Accessible Formats.Īccessible technologies are the hardware devices and software that provide learners with access to the content in accessible digital materials.

This recognizes that accessibility is shaped by what we need to do, our interactions with the environment, and our personal preferences.Įxplore all the videos in our Accessible Learning Across the Lifespan series.Īccessible educational materials (AEM) are print- and technology-based educational materials, including printed and electronic textbooks and related core materials that are designed or enhanced in a way that makes them usable across the widest range of learner variability, regardless of format (e.g., print, digital, graphic, audio, video).Īccessible formats provide the same information in another form to address the barriers text-based materials can present for some learners. Examples of accessible formats include audio, braille, large print, tactile graphics, and digital text conforming with accessibility standards. What is accessible to someone with a visual disability is not necessarily accessible to someone with a learning disability.Īt the AEM Center, we take the approach of asking some additional questions beyond, 'Is it accessible?' As a person with a disability, you must be able to achieve these three goals “in an equally integrated and equally effective manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use” (Joint Letter US Department of Justice and US Department of Education, June 29, 2010).Īccessibility is a simple concept in theory, but it can be complicated in practice.

Educational materials and technologies are “accessible” to people with disabilities if they are able to “acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services” as people who do not have disabilities. Providing Accessibility Guidance to VendorsĪccessibility is shaped by what we need to do, our interactions with the environment, and our personal preferences.