Gaming technologies provides new ways of learning, but even though the new technologies have unique opportunities to support different individual needs, most games are not designed for people with impairments. This is specifically a problem in a learning context in mixed groups as well as for teachers with impairments who have to use the technology for preparing their classes. This paper focuses on how to make games for learning more accessible for students and teachers with different impairments.
Web accessibility has become a priority in educational communities. Facilitating access to digital education information, and services enables more students to be included in complex learning flows that can significantly improve their competencies, thus enabling them a better integration on the labour market. More and more tools are being developed to increase the flexibility, findability, and ease of use for learning content, as well as answer to specific user requirements. However, designing with accessibility in mind and applying accessibility mechanics remain challenging and many elements are often overlooked. This research considers existing barriers in making digital learning content accessible to larger user bases and presents a fully interactive tool designed for people with cognitive and physical disabilities, which can be integrated in a website, ensuring that the information displayed is accessible for those using assistive software such as screen readers, switch control and scanning. The tool resolves website accessibility issues efficiently, economically, and with a focus on enhanced usability, having as a main objective to offer the possibility to use web resources on an equal basis. The Accessabar addresses different disabilities and includes key facilities such as: Text to Speech, Speech Recognition, magnification, change of the font size and style, screen tinting, convert text to audio and can manipulate text and objects on the screen making them accessible to all. By presenting content in a different way, such as controlling the website experience using verbal commands, the Accessabar assist the user in writing, spelling, reading and navigating, providing access to the highest level of accessibility
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