Revised Guidelines on the Inclusion of Learners with Disabilities in...

Revised Guidelines on the Inclusion of Learners with Disabilities in Open and Distance Learning (ODL)

Dianne Chambers, Zeynep Varoglu

Paris: UNESCO (2023), 39 pp.

ISBN 978-92-3-100643-2

CC BY-SA

Other editions: Previous edition : Learning for All: guidelines on the inclusion of learners with disabilities in open and distance learning, 2016

"These Guidelines recognize the value of ODL as one of the most sustainable methods for overcoming the educational barriers faced by persons with disabilities. They also highlight and illustrate the facets of an ODL- facilitated education system using open educational resources (OER), free and open-source software (FOSS) and open access (OA) research. These Guidelines provide an overview for governments, institutions, educators and instructional designers, along with quality assurance and recognition bodies, when developing ODL platforms, processes and related aspects of ODL and reviewing courses with a view to incorporating the needs of users living with disabilities." (Back cover)

1 Introduction, 6
2 Guidelines for Educational Stakeholders, 12
3 Matrix of Actions for Educational Delivery, 18
4 Technical Annexes, 27
Annex 1. Examples of Accommodations for Specific Functional Areas, 28
Annex 2. List of Available Journals – Open Learning and Distance Education, 29
Annex 3. Examples of Free and Open-Source Software, 30
Annex 4. Open Education Resource (OER) Sources, 31
Annex 5. Glossary, 32
Annex 6. Emergency Response Action Checklist, 35
Annex 7. Prerequisite Action Checklist, 36
Annex 8. Implementation Actions Checklist, 37
Annex 9. Monitoring Processes Checklist, 38

Topics:

Online Learning, E-Learning Open Educational Resources (OER) Open Source Software People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media

Document Type:

Guides, Toolkits, Manuals