Open licensing is an accessibility and inclusion feature of OERs

Open licensing is an accessibility

and inclusion feature of OERs

Dominik Lukes@TechCzech - Researchity.net

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Presentation on j.mp/oer-accessibility

Projects:

iLearnRW, Load2Learn

Accessibility

needs

Listen to books (narrated / text to

speech)

Change the look of text, images, etc.

Navigate using outlines and maps

Simplify text or make other changes

Current licensing

regime (UK)

Print disability license allows

modification of copyrighted

works for persons with a

Print Disability (visual,

cognitive physical).

Load2Learn makes textbooks available in accessible formats (Word, ePub) under CLA Print Disability Licence

Excludes EAL, deaf users

Excludes modification of

content

Excludes use by non-Print

Disabled users for personal

preference

Students love to customise

everything.

Inclusion = Don’t stand out!

If all students would use

modified documents, those

who really need it would not

stand out and be more likely

to take advantage of

assistive technologies.

Image credits

Black Sheep surrounded by Leon Riskin CC BY

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ionics/6338284584

Thank you

@TechCzech