How to Ensure Accessibility of Study Materials Published at Masaryk University

PAVLÍČEK, Radek. How to Ensure Accessibility of Study Materials Published at Masaryk University. In Proceedings of the Conference Universal Learning Design, Brno 2013. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, p. 29-31. ISBN 978-80-210-6270-2.

Basic information

• Original name: How to Ensure Accessibility of Study Materials Published at Masaryk University
• Authors: PAVLÍČEK, Radek (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Brno, Proceedings of the Conference Universal Learning Design, Brno 2013, p. 29-31, 3 pp. 2013.
• Publisher: Masarykova univerzita

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14750/13:00072931
• Organization unit: Support Centre for Students with Special Needs
• ISBN: 978-80-210-6270-2
• ISSN: 1805-3947
• Keywords in English: accessible content; universal learning design
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Universal learning design is an educational framework, which calls for creating curriculum from the outset that provides: - Multiple means of representation to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge, - Multiple means of expression to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know, and - Multiple means of engagement to tap into learners' interests, challenge them appropriately, and motivate them to learn. Although the vast majority of university students with visual impairment in the Czech Republic are students of Masaryk University, it is true that study materials are almost exclusively created and published with respect to the needs and preferences of students without special needs and without universal learning design principles. Changes, leading to the document accessibility, are often made only with an intuition and empathy and reflect only actual student´s needs. Our mission is to change this state and prepare a conception of complex universal learning design environment, in which following goals are reach according to the general standards and regardless this or that specific kind of accessibility is currently required.

Links

• CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0225, interní kód MU: Name: Universal learning design - inovace dokumentových formátů (Acronym: FormIn)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Universal learning design - innovation in document formatting, 2.2 Higher education