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Web Accessibility

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This chapter explores the main issues concerned with the task of designing accessible e-learning systems. While important steps forward have been accomplished to provide students with digital, easy to manage didactical resources, yet, barriers for learners with disabilities remain. Actually, even if such users are not completely ruled out from virtual classrooms, it is a fact that they can only partially enjoy the offered didactical experiences. With this in view, the current trend in research is concerned with the development of smart e-learning systems, able to dynamically customize learning contents based on the specific user characteristics and needs. We provide a survey of current solutions and present our opinion of the field.

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Salomoni, P., Mirri, S., Ferretti, S., Roccetti, M. (2008). Education. In: Harper, S., Yesilada, Y. (eds) Web Accessibility. Human-Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-050-6_15

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