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This site is focused on making e-learning decisions on utilizing common Web 2.0 tools to fully meet the accessibilities needs of impaired individuals. You can search using the top tabs for specific "Activities" such as concept mapping, charting, assessments/surveys, etc., or by specific Disabilities" such as visual, mobility, auditory, or cognitive impairments. Each activity or disability will be accompanied by suggested Web 2.0 tools and their accessibility evaluations, based on the impairment, in percent form and broken-down by specific drawbacks to accessibility. The Web 2.0 tools referenced in the site were evaluated or tested to their accessibility for each impairment using various guidelines and services including: W3C, the Web Accessibility Group, JISC TechDis, WebAIM, CEUD, IBM, and VPAT.

This is a wonderful resource. I love that you can sort by disability or you can sort by activity, and then when you click on activity (like chart creation or assessment and survey) it will then list each application or Web 2.0 tool separately with their score. Great find! -Megan

A translation of this article is available in French - External Link - courtesy of Ideose - External Link. Many of you likely remember Christopher Reeve, famous as an actor, and later famous for his condition of quadriplegia and his unrelenting activism on behalf of spinal cord injury research. This article talks about all of the different types of motor disabilities and all of the various ways that these folks can access Web 2.0. I have included this because people frequently overlook people with motor disabilities and using Web 2.0

Tina, I was very interested in the article about motor disabilities. It is extraordinary that he lived that long after his accident. Technology is a form of a miracle for people who have access to it to improve their quality of life. However, there are barriers for thoshe who cannot afford it. Students with disabilities have a right to be provided with the neccessary Web 2.0 tools or assistive technology needed to help them function academically and socially.