On the accessibility of Moodle 2 by visually impaired users, with a focus on mathematical content

On the accessibility of Moodle 2 by visually impaired users, with a focus on mathematical content

In this paper we study the accessibility by visually impaired people of the learning management system (LMS) Moodle 2. The study is conducted by testing four different visually impaired subjects, with different degrees of disability and performing different tasks connected to different roles in the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Universal access in the information society 2018-11, Vol.17 (4), p.865-874
Hauptverfasser: Armano, Tiziana, Borsero, Massimo, Capietto, Anna, Murru, Nadir, Panzarea, Angelo, Ruighi, Alice
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accessibility
Adaptive technology
Blindness
Computer Communication Networks
Computer Science
Computers and Society
Education
Information Storage and Retrieval
Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)
Internet
IT in Business
Learning
Online instruction
People with disabilities
Roles
Short Paper
Students
User generated content
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Visual impairment
Windows operating system
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper we study the accessibility by visually impaired people of the learning management system (LMS) Moodle 2. The study is conducted by testing four different visually impaired subjects, with different degrees of disability and performing different tasks connected to different roles in the LMS. A peculiar focus is given to the accessibility of content involving mathematics. At the end of the paper, some recommendations to improve the accessibility of Moodle 2 are given.
ISSN:1615-5289
1615-5297
DOI:10.1007/s10209-017-0546-8