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Vision issues

Vision issues

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Vision issues

- [Voiceover] In this chapter, we'll take a look at some of the different types of disabilities or issues which need to be considered when creating learning resources accessible to everyone. In this video, we'll start by discussing issues related to vision and the obstacles that this can present. There are three main considerations related to vision, and they are blindness, low vision, and color blindness. Each of these three should be taken into consideration when you're creating a learning environment as well when deciding how learners will be able to access and interact with your resources. Blindness is, obviously, the most severe. Not only is a learner who is blind unable to see visual representations or non-verbal cues within the classroom, but it's also very difficult to access information online. It's difficult, but certainly not impossible. The user of screen readers and other assistive technology do make it possible for someone who's blind to navigate the internet. In order…

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