WEB-BASED E-LEARNING PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Abstract

The influx of online learning platforms has revolutionized how people learn new skills and educate themselves. More and more people can start to learn new skills of their interest at their own pace. These platforms have also started to gain traction in formal education either mandated by the institution or independently by individual students as supplementary lessons. The self-paced nature of online learning has become one of the main reasons why students prefer them over conventional cram school. These online learning platforms typically provide lesson materials in the type of including but not limited to video format, articles, and interactive exercises. However, despite the established standards, many of these platforms are still inaccessible to a lot of people with disabilities. This paper proposes an online learning platform that caters to certain groups of people with disabilities; they are people with fine motor control disability, visual impairment, and hearing loss. This is achieved by following accessibility standards and simple heuristics for non-standard accessibility features.