A proposal toward the development of accessible e-learning content by human involvement

Universal Access in the Information Society

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-169

  de Marsico, Maria ^a   Kimani, Stephen ^a   Mirabella, Valeria ^a   Norman, Kent L ^b   Catarci, Tiziana ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; E learning; Software development lifecycle; Universal accessibility; Usability

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; E-LEARNING; LIFE CYCLE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS; DISABILITY; METHODOLOGICAL GUIDELINES; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE; UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY; USABILITY; USERS WITH DISABILITIES;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84896284840     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-006-0035-y     Document Type: Article

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