Accessibility in digital educational content

This 8 minute long video module on Accessibility in Digital Educational Content, within the framework of DigCompEdu, addresses a crucial criterion for evaluating the quality of educational materials. It highlights the importance of ensuring that educational resources are accessible and understandable for all students, regardless of their functional diversity or varying abilities. This video from Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche reviews the quality criteria outlined in UNE 71362 and provides specific recommendations for implementation. The module ranks the key criteria for accessible educational content as follows:

  • Content Quality
  • Format and Design
  • Structure – Organising content using diverse learning scenarios to enhance understanding.
  • Navigation – Enabling easy movement within the learning environment.
  • Operability – Ensuring resources can be used intuitively with various peripherals.
  • Accessibility of Audiovisual Content
  • Accessibility of Textual Content

This ranking highlights the essential elements for creating accessible and inclusive digital educational content, while offering examples and helping tools to create such an educational environment.

Link to the source: https://hdl.handle.net:/11000/29648?#

In the original language

Accesibilidad en los contenidos educativos digitales

Descubre los principios básicos de accesibilidad para el diseño universal de contenidos educativos digitales.

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