Partner: Bildungswerk der Sächsischen Wirtschaft e.V., Berufsförderungswerk Düren gGmbH
The focus of the EU project "SEE-VIP - Selected e-Learning Education for Visually Impaired People" was the adaptation of the learning environment of comm.lms into a barrier-free learning environment according to BITV-compliant criteria as well as the multilingualism of the system. As a result community4you developed a 7-language barrier-free learning platform based on the integration platform open-EIS and the Learning Management System comm.lms.
Challenge
It is particularly essential for visually impaired and blind people to have access to information and communication technology as a learning and teaching resource. The aim of the project was to improve the choice of different teaching methods and learning styles. During the years 2005 - 2007, the project offered only a few digitized educational opportunities for visually impaired people.
Solution
The project was divided into the following phases: Learning needs analysis for visually impaired people, definition of the curriculum for e-learning courses, development of two e-learning courses: Information Management and English Assessment, Barrier-free e-learning platform and assessment tool, market study: e-learning opportunities for visually impaired people related to ICT and employment opportunities.
While designing the barrier-free learning environment, the focus was on the use of an easy-to-use learning environment for the blind and visually impaired. Therefore, the layout of the learning environment was flexibly created so that it can be adapted to low resolutions of the browser without overlapping.
Concerning the learning content - i.e. the integrated e-learning courses - we also took care of the fact that all integrated multimedia objects (e.g. audio, graphics) were provided with useful alternative texts in order to make the content equally accessible for blind and visually impaired people. The integrated authoring system with WYSIWYG editor provides all the features required for the barrier-free creation of e-learning content.
While designing the barrier-free learning environment, the focus was on the use of an easy-to-use learning environment for the blind and visually impaired. Therefore, the layout of the learning environment was flexibly created so that it can be adapted to low resolutions of the browser without overlapping.
Concerning the learning content - i.e. the integrated e-learning courses - we also took care of the fact that all integrated multimedia objects (e.g. audio, graphics) were provided with useful alternative texts in order to make the content equally accessible for blind and visually impaired people. The integrated authoring system with WYSIWYG editor provides all the features required for the barrier-free creation of e-learning content.