{"id":5043,"date":"2022-06-10T10:15:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=5043"},"modified":"2022-06-10T10:15:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:15:38","slug":"learn-about-the-accessibility-of-various-online-learning-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=5043","title":{"rendered":"Learn About the Accessibility of Various Online Learning Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/ihMzPMUF17WJV0lcA2nWLkvmN0uwLqdmMzNDcCAsS-RU-M9yNd92i73kwiYoDynkxukGlwsOvjq_JPgckiOx-Cn4ZMbJY9x4k8RTsPIXq6_7JW83I3G9gT-47Q=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/nfb.org\/images\/nfb\/images\/images\/nfb-logo-for-email-template.jpg\" alt=\"National Federation of the Blind logo and tagline live the life you want\" width=\"203\" height=\"224\"><\/p>\n<p>Online learning allows a person to learn a variety of subjects through text and video courses. Almost any topic imaginable can be found\u2014from earning an online degree or a technical certification, to learning how to write better essays, and improve your cooking skills. This type of education can provide great opportunities; unfortunately, the accessibility of both the course platform and course content can vary wildly. Join the National Federation of the Blind Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Accessibility for our upcoming accessibility seminar on&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday, June 15, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. eastern<\/strong>&nbsp;to learn about several online learning platforms, including SkillShare, Udemy, edX, and Coursera, and their accessibility. For each service, we will cover topics including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Signing up for the platform<\/li>\n<li>Courses offered<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility of the web site and app<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility of the course content<\/li>\n<li>And more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take advantage of this free opportunity.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nfb.org\/civicrm\/mailing\/url?u=26133&amp;qid=7247360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nfb.org\/civicrm\/mailing\/url?u%3D26133%26qid%3D7247360&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654952956303000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1mk1qgB--qkmuaPNzqQk_G\">Register today!<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=5043\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online learning allows a person to learn a variety of subjects through text and video courses. 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