Including Students with Disabilities in Distance Education (InSIDE)
Sprache des Vortragstitels:
Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
The aim of the project InSIDE is to develop accessible distance education (DE) programmes for
individuals with disabilities (visual, hearing, or mobility / physical impairments). The overall objectives
of the project are to: a) develop new and innovative, accessible and inclusive DE programmes improving
the quality of Higher Education (HE) for individuals with disabilities and offering flexible learning and
virtual mobility, b) build capacity and professional development in administrative and teaching staff in
developing and carrying out accessible and inclusive DE programmes, and operating the accessibility
offices, and c) involve individuals with disabilities in a user-center design so that accessibility and
usability are achieved in conjunction, and the links between education and society are strengthened.