Courseware accessibility: recommendations for inclusive design

Providing educational opportunities within online environments, while beneficial, also has the potential to exclude a significant portion of the population. The learning and/or physically disabled may be prevented from accessing online learning environments due to problems both in the design of the technology itself, and with the pedagogy directing the use of this technology. The paper presents an overview of the results of research into courseware accessibility. Recommendations for inclusive design are presented within disability-specific requirements for accessible courseware.