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Online learning provides extensive opportunities for individuals with disabilities to enroll in degree and certificate programs. However, accessibility must be central to online course development since this can have a profound effect on student engagement, academic performance, and completion rates. This article provides a unique perspective on accessibility in online learning. One current online student and three alumni of online programs provide video self-introductions, an overview of their online experience, and strategies for increasing student success in online courses and programs for students with disabilities. Strategies are also shared for integrating accessibility as a critical component into faculty development to ensure accessibility goes beyond the office of disability services and becomes an integral part of online teaching, learning, and assessment.

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1007399
ERIC Subject
Success;
Disabilities;
Online Courses;
Distance Education;
Educational Technology;
Computer Uses in Education;
Access to Education;
Educational Methods;
Student Experience;
Accessibility (for Disabled);
Faculty Development;
Learner Engagement;
Visual Impairments;
Speech Impairments;
Deafness;
Physical Disabilities;
College Students
Education level
Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Title
Strategies to Increase Online Student Success for Students with Disabilities
Author
Betts, Kristen; Cohen, Alex H.; Veit, Daniel P.; Alphin, Henry C., Jr.; Broadus, Chanel; Allen, Dan
Publication title
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
Volume
17
Issue
3
Pages
49-64
Number of pages
16
Publication date
October 2013
Printer/Publisher
Sloan Consortium
P.O. Box 1238, Newburyport, MA 01950
http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/jaln_main
Publisher e-mail
[email protected]
ISSN
1939-5256
Source type
Report
Peer reviewed
Yes
Summary language
English
Language of publication
English
Document type
Report, Article
Number of references
32
Subfile
ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE)
Accession number
EJ1018265
ProQuest document ID
1651850194
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/reports/strategies-increase-online-student-success/docview/1651850194/se-2?accountid=208611
Last updated
2024-04-21
Database
2 databases
  • Education Research Index
  • ProQuest One Academic