Website Design & Development for Learning The ICT in Schools Initiative of the Department of Education and Science Special Needs

Website Design & Development for Learning The ICT in Schools Initiative of the Department of Education and Science Labels used to identify special need Learning disabilities, including mild, moderate and severe and profound learning disabilities Learning difficulties, including dyslexia Speech and language disorders Autism/ Autistic spectrum disorders Emotional or behavioural problems Educationally or socially disadvantage Hearing Impairment/Deafness Visual Impairments/Blindness Physical disabilities Members of the Travelling Community Non-English Speaking Students Exceptionally able students From Scoilnet - September 2001

Website Design & Development for Learning The ICT in Schools Initiative of the Department of Education and Science Students Learning may be affected by: Cognitive difficulties Behavioural emotional and social Communication and interaction difficulties Organisational difficulties Sensory difficulties –Hearing –Visual –Physical –medical

Website Design & Development for Learning The ICT in Schools Initiative of the Department of Education and Science Accessibility Options Keyboard Sound Display Mouse General

Website Design & Development for Learning The ICT in Schools Initiative of the Department of Education and Science Internet Accessibility Internet properties Accessibility Colours –Text & background –Links Fonts –Web page –Plain text

Website Design & Development for Learning The ICT in Schools Initiative of the Department of Education and Science Internet Accessibility Options Formatting –Ignore colours specified on web pages –Ignore font styles specified … –Ignore font sizes specified…. User Styles –Format documents using my style sheet

Website Design & Development for Learning The ICT in Schools Initiative of the Department of Education and Science Alternative Access Devices

Website Design & Development for Learning The ICT in Schools Initiative of the Department of Education and Science Accessibility Features Start- Programmes – Accessories – Accessibility Magnification –Magnify by X –Follow mouse cursor –Follow keyboard focus –Follow text editing –Invert colours –High Contrast –Start minimized –Show magnifier Wizard

Website Design & Development for Learning The ICT in Schools Initiative of the Department of Education and Science Web Design and Use To access and create appropriate resources To enhance learning –multi sensory To access and create differentiated activities To provide showcase for student work To facilitate communication