Adapting online learning resources for all: Planning for professionalism in accessibility

Research in Learning Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 345-361

  McAndrew, Patrick ^a   Farrow, Robert ^a   Cooper, Martyn ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EU4ALL; Evaluation; Inclusion; Personalisation; Services; Students with disabilities; Virtual learning environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874077878     PISSN: 21567069     EISSN: 21567077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18699     Document Type: Article

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