Defining Accessibility

Posted on by Keith Aquilina

Accessibility means that where possible, individuals with different needs and backgrounds  may participate and engage with their surroundings. Society in general is responsible in providing an accessible environment.

The educational context, irrespective of what disabilities students may have, is accessible by all students, thus everyone involved without building new barriers, need to provide a learning experience which is of benefit to each individual student.Accessibility in the context of online learning  in poor words means that students with disabilities can access and interact with online learning context.

This year, an elearning platform is being introduced in all primary state schools. Such an implementation needs to consider accessibility issues. Else, instead of benefiting, students with specific needs and/or with disabilities may lag behind.

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Published by Keith Aquilina

Currently my professional role is that of Education Officer (Quality Assurance) within the Directorate for Quality & Standards in Education in the Ministry of Education, Malta. After eight years teaching Computing and ICT within a state secondary school, I moved to the Department of eLearning where my role focused on the organisation of national educational events of which the national eLearning awards and conference, Malta Robotics Olympiad and student competitions. In addition to the work within the Department of eLearning, as from 2011 I have taken the role of ICT coordinator within the Directorate for Lifelong Learning where for 5 years, I was involved in the development and organisation of ICT related courses within the directorate’s adult education centres and collaborating entities. In 2012, I completed my Masters studies in Online and Distance Education from the Open University. This blog started off as an online reflective diary for my studies in the Masters in Online and Distance Education with the Open Univeristy. As may be easily deduced, my main interest is in technology, learning and anything in between. Linkedin; mt.linkedin.com/in/keithaquilina/