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=Welcome to Our Wiki!=


 * This wiki features a collection of content on web accessibility and assistive technology and universal design for learning (UDL) topics. The content on this wiki has been gathered by graduate students in Lesley University's Technology in Education program during the summer 2011 term.


 * Lesley Students**: We will use this wiki to organize the Web 2.0 material you have been gathering for this class. You can also search Diigo for related bookmarks outside our group. You can search for delicious tags that relate to your article topic, and see what "the power of crowds" bookmarked.


 * Note:** When you join the wiki you will need to be "approved" for editing access. I check this everyday, so could be up to 12 hours or so before your approval comes through.

Each student is to write an article on a topic that addresses a specific web 2.0, Internet accessibility, ELL, or another issue of online access. Some suggested topics follow below. You are not limited to writing only 1 article, but at least one //**article must address a specific barrier to web access**//. ||

Each of the major categories of disabilities requires certain types of adaptations in the design of the web content. Most of the time, these adaptations benefit nearly everyone, not just people with disabilities. Almost everyone benefits from helpful illustrations, properly-organized content and clear navigation.
 * **Web 2.0 Accessibility**
 * [|Visual]Blindness, low vision, color-blindness
 * [|Hearing]Deafness
 * [|Motor]Inability to use a mouse, slow response time, limited fine motor control
 * [|Cognitive]Learning disabilities, distractibility, inability to remember or focus on large amounts of information

//All of the above information concerning Web Accessibility was copied from WebAIM// ||
 * **Web 2.0 and English Language Learners**
 * Technology challenges for ELL teachers
 * Strategies for using technology in the ELL environment ||

These wiki articles are divided into two sections: Accessibility Section and English Language Learners Section. Each topic has its own page. Pages are listed and linked in one of these two sections.
 * Collaborative Article Writers**
 * [[image:web4alllearners:accessibility_id23554_size430.jpg caption="Photo credit: Stian Iversen, from "Web Accessibility Meets Web 2.0: What Future Ahead?"" link="@http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/10/03/web_accessibility_meets_web_20.htm"]] ||
 * Photo credit: Stian Iversen, from "Web Accessibility Meets Web 2.0: What Future Ahead?" ||

To find articles, use the search in the upper right to find your topic of interest. Check your topic to be sure someone hasn't already covered it.
 * Click EDIT to edit any page in this wiki.**
 * **To add a //new article topic//:**
 * 1) Enter the topic name and your name in the table for that section**.**
 * 2) Then click **"New Page"** in the upper left.
 * 3) Use the Article Page template to add your article.
 * 4) **Save your page**.
 * 5) Return to the table on the Section page.
 * 6) Click Edit.
 * 7) Select your article topic in the table.
 * 8) Click the Link icon.
 * 9) Click "use an existing page" next to Page Name.
 * 10) Your article page will appear in the pages dropdown list.
 * 11) Select it and click Add Link.
 * **To edit //an existing topic://**
 * 1) Click the article name (link).
 * 2) Then click edit, to edit or add to the article.
 * Be sure to add your name to the table on the section page in the Editor(s) column too.
 * **// REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORK! //**