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• Contextual Language Learning with Capti ESL Assistant

  Yevgen Borodin, Yury Puzis, Andrii Soviak, Vikas Ashok, Andrii Melnyk, I. V. Ramakrishnan · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper presents Capti ESL Assistant, a web application designed to help English language learners develop reading and listening skills simultaneously while remaining accessible to users with print disabilities including dyslexia and vision loss. Built on the Capti Narrator…

  language accessibility · print disabilities · text-to-speech · dyslexia · education accessibility

• Supporting Engagement and Comprehension Online Through Multiple Means of Expression

  Boris N. Goldowsky, Peggy Coyne · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from CAST (the organization that developed the Universal Design for Learning framework) examines how offering multiple means of expression — writing, drawing, and audio recording — in online academic discussions affects engagement among struggling readers in grades…

  Universal Design for Learning · education accessibility · multimedia · learning disabilities · intellectual disability

• Laying a Foundation for the Graphical Course Map

  Linda DuHadway, Thomas C. Henderson · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from the University of Utah presents ENABLE, a system that transforms traditional linear, text-based learning management system (LMS) course presentations into interactive graphical course maps. The authors argue that current LMS platforms like Canvas impose two…

  education accessibility · personalized learning · data visualization · learning management systems · machine learning

• LMS Weds WhatsApp: Bridging Digital Divide Using MIMs

  Jyotirmaya Mahapatra, Saurabh Srivastava, Kuldeep Yadav, Kundan Shrivastava, Om Deshmukh · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from Xerox Research Centre India reports on a three-month longitudinal field study integrating WhatsApp with a Learning Management System (TutorSpace) in a private engineering college on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India. The research addresses the digital divide in…

  digital divide · mobile accessibility · education accessibility · Global South accessibility · blended learning

• Evaluating the Mobile Web Accessibility of Electronic Text for Print Impaired People in Higher Education

  Neil Rogers, Mike Wald, E. A. Draffan · 2016 · Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference (W4A)

  This paper from the University of Southampton presents an Accessibility Evaluation Framework for assessing how well mobile devices support electronic text (eText) reading for people with print impairments in higher education. Print disabilities are broadly defined following…

  print disabilities · mobile accessibility · education accessibility · dyslexia · visual impairment

• SlidePacer: A Presentation Delivery Tool for Instructors of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

  Alessandra Brandão, Hugo Nicolau, Shreya Tadas, Vicki L. Hanson · 2016 · ASSETS '16: Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  SlidePacer addresses a fundamental challenge for deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students in mainstream classrooms: the cognitive overload caused by splitting attention between multiple visual sources—instructor, slides, and sign language interpreter. Unlike previous classroom…

  deaf and hard of hearing · sign language interpreting · cognitive load · multimedia learning · classroom accessibility

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