Apr 19, 2022
Susi Miller is Founder and Director of eLaHub Ltd, the only
provider of eLearning accessibility specialised services in the
L&D industry. The company provides training, auditing services
and consultancy on every aspect of eLearning accessibility for
clients including Amazon, Thomson Reuters, London Stock Exchange
Group, and Govt of Canada. In this episode, John talks to Susi
about the prevalence of disabilities in working populations, and
how to meet all access requirements in production of learning
content. And will the metaverse be more or less accessible than
what went before? Recent developments in online gaming may hold the
answer.
- 0:00 - Intro
- 4:50 - Definition of Disability
- 12:25 - Access Needs
- 20:55 - Accessibility for E-learning
- 29:04 - Will the metaverse be accessible?
- 43:00 - Tips for successful digital learning
A special discount offer on Susi's book, Designing Accessible
Learning Content – 20% discount code AHR20 and free ebook if you
order directly from the publisher’s site using this link:
https://www.koganpage.com/product/designing-accessible-learning-content-9781789668056
Other useful links:
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Quick Reference: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/
- Last of Us Part II: Is this the most accessible game ever? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53093613#:~:text=The%20game%20has%20already%20been,of%20customisation%20and%20fine%2Dtuning.
- Making the Metaverse Accessible Is Better for Everyone: https://www.lifewire.com/making-the-metaverse-accessible-is-better-for-everyone-5218160#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways,could%20help%20those%20with%20disabilities.
Follow Susi:
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/susimiller1
- Twitter: @elahub1
- Website: http://www.elahub.net/
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
- Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/
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