title: Multiple perspectives on the accessibility of e-learning in Canadian colleges and universities.
abstract: An exploratory study identified and compared the views of 77 campus disability service providers, 38 professors, and 45 e-learning professionals from Canadian colleges and universities regarding their experiences with e-learning and its accessibility to students with disabilities. Findings indicate that all groups saw benefit in having someone who makes e-learning accessible to students with disabilities on campus and that problems related to e-learning accessibility were most likely to go to campus disability service providers and least likely to e-learning professionals. Only half of the participants indicated that professors are taught about e-learning accessibility, that there is someone on campus who makes e-learning accessible, that accessibility is a criterion for selecting new types of e-learning, and that their school has e-learning accessibility guidelines or policies. These findings suggest that important e-learning accessibility problems remain. Recommendations for colleges and universities on how to increase e-learning accessibility are provided.
authors.affiliation: Adaptech Research Network, Dawson College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Jennison V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Asuncion
authors.forename: Catherine S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Fichten
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ferraro
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chwojka
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barile
authors.forename: Mai Nhu
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolforth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002170:Canada; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D020375:Education, Distance; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities