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Michelle Hennelly Post 1

• 13 February 2025, 2:17 PM

2.10 Applying accessibility guidelines

The extent to which the accessibility guidelines work is very subjective. if you do not require the additional tools or resourses then they would appear to be a good example of inclusionary practice. However if you are the individual that requires them there may be a different concusion. They feel they do not go far enough, or have a wide enough scope.

Rebecca Bell Post 2 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 15 February 2025, 11:58 AM

The use of accessibility guidelines is often useful for educators, assisting...

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David Roberts Post 7 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 18 February 2025, 8:49 AM

The idea that if education is accessible that others benefit is true,...

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Terri Rees Post 9 (summarised) in reply to 7

• 19 February 2025, 9:44 AM

In a tutor's ideal world we would be able to discuss needs prior to tuition....

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Lina Furnell Post 3 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 16 February 2025, 6:40 PM

I think universal design (including universal design for learning) is a great...

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Smruti Swaroop Post 5 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 17 February 2025, 8:00 AM

Thank you for highlighting the importance of UDL. I had not read about this...

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Terri Rees Post 10 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 19 February 2025, 9:46 AM • Edited by the author on 19 February 2025, 9:46 AM

Even though accessibility is a legal requirement Lina?

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Lina Furnell Post 12 (summarised) in reply to 10

• 20 February 2025, 6:41 PM

Unfortunately, yes! And the 'legal' bit is not even the most important 'why'...

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Claire Walder Post 19 (summarised) in reply to 12

• 28 February 2025, 10:21 AM

I agree Lina. I think that people are generally well intentioned, but there...

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Dionne Angela Roach Post 20 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 26 March 2025, 5:30 PM

I agree

It should just be a given in the 21 century where technology leading...

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Smruti Swaroop Post 4 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 17 February 2025, 7:58 AM

Greetings everyone. I checked the YouTube Help pages to understand how...

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Claire Flynn Post 6 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 17 February 2025, 11:42 AM

To what extent do you think accessibility guidelines work? I agree with...

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Lynn Daley Post 8 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 18 February 2025, 5:48 PM

I agree Michelle. As someone with an audio processing disorder I find...

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Linda Leonie Jewell Post 11 (summarised) in reply to 8

• 19 February 2025, 7:45 PM

YouTube's Help pages on captions and subtitles

What struck me as I read the...

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Terri Rees Post 14 (summarised) in reply to 8

• 22 February 2025, 1:07 PM

What step number is the video without a transcript on Lynn? With the step...

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Kellieanne McMillan Post 13 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 21 February 2025, 11:55 PM

I think accessibility guidelines are essential but might not always work for...

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Kirstie Willis Post 22 (summarised) in reply to 13

• 1 March 2026, 4:57 PM

i think accessibility guidelines are important as it makes learning material...

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Richard Skyrme Post 15 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 23 February 2025, 10:46 AM

From looking at the YouTube pages it is (as others have said) very much...

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Solomon Nartey Post 16 (summarised) in reply to 15

• 24 February 2025, 11:45 AM

Accessibility guidelines may work well if online course developers ensure the...

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Melanie Holmes Post 17 (summarised) in reply to 16

• 24 February 2025, 6:20 PM

Accessibility guidelines do work but it is hard to get buy in at a large...

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Kennedy Karani Onyiko Post 18 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 27 February 2025, 12:28 PM

The accessibility guidelines

Accessibility guidelines can improve the user...

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Holland Morrell Post 21 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 25 February 2026, 9:41 AM

The first link doesn't work, and I'm already quite familiar with YouTube's...

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Chitra-Niss Asa Post 23 (summarised) in reply to 21

• 4 March 2026, 4:07 AM • Edited by the author on 4 March 2026, 4:34 AM

Hi Holland, the colour codes work really well. While looking at the...

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