From the course: Foundations of Accessible Elearning
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From the course: Foundations of Accessible Elearning
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- [Instructor] What if you had to attend school in another country where you didn't speak the native language? For most people, this would be a very stressful situation. But for a lot of people, this is a reality. Another important consideration when making learning accessible to everyone is people who are learning to speak the native language. Learning a language is difficult and takes a lot of effort that goes above and beyond the learning that's taking place for you. Some considerations for making learning more accessible in this situation include using more diagrams and images to support text. Also, making sure that content is at an appropriate reading level. Remember that they may be an excellent reader in another language, but they may not be at that reading level in your language or the language that you are using. Also, many tools now provide easy translation services. Skype allows you to speak in one language…
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