Having been a teacher for over 20 years, I have had a lot of students come through my classroom. I have realized over the years that what may appear to be a “lazy” student, one who does not perform well on tests and other assignments, may be in fact a student who may have an undiagnosed learning disability instead. Just as I would make classroom accommodations on assignments or while planning lessons for a learner that has dyslexia or attention issues, I need to be aware of any online content I create, and how it may limit my audience. Some of the main takeaways from reading the articles included some suggestions that were to easy to follow, such as to make it simple and clean, and easy to navigate. There are other considerations that will need to be included that may not be as obvious to incorporate, such as alternate text for pictures and text to speech add-ons. And regardless of who is reading the website, these tools and modifications will make it more accessible for everyone in the audience. I am glad to know that WordPress has several tools to help me learn how to create content that allows accessibility to everyone.
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