1. Designing for all Making your VLE accessible

2. Universal Design for Learning “Universal Design for Learning is a set of principles for curriculum development that gives all individuals equal opportunities to learn.” “Materials and assessments that work for everyone – not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customised and adjusted for individual needs.”

3. Usability Learnability: How easy is it for users to accomplish basic tasks the first time they encounter the design? Efficiency: Once users have learned the design, how quickly can they perform tasks? Memorability: When users return to the design after a period of not using it, how easily can they re-establish proficiency? Errors: How many errors do users make, how severe are these errors, and how easily can they recover from the errors? Satisfaction: How pleasant is it to use the design?

4. Web accessibility Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the web. More specifically, it means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate and interact with the web, and that they can contribute to the web. Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the web, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities.

5. Good practice in the VLE Use meaningful names and descriptions for menu items, folders, files etc. Transcripts for audio/video. Sans-serif fonts, e.g. Arial. Colour alone should not be used to highlight information. Images: use ALT text and long descriptions.

6. Who benefits? Learners with reading impairments, including dyslexia. Learners with concentration difficulties. Learners with cognitive impairments. Learners who are non-native speakers. WE ALL DO!