Erlend Øverby - Blog

The web have passed several generations of use and usage during the last 10-15 years. And as the web have evolved so have the expectations to what we use and can do on the web as mainstream. We see that each invention is just adding to what is already there, new services leads to new [...]

At its Wellington NZ March 2009 meetings, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36/WG7 agreed to this new title and the following scope:
IT-related standardisation in support of diverse cultures, languages and individual needs in the field of learning, education and training, and its supporting technologies.
And Terms of Reference:
The responsibility of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36/WG7 is to develop standards ensuring that relevant features [...]

The other day I was made aware of the blog of Martyn Cooper from the Open University in UK.
Martyn have several blog posts that raises some important views when working with accessibility and learning, education and training.

Accessibility and Learning Theories
Accessibility and Pedagogy in eLearning
Short note on: Acessibility and eAssessment

What these blog posts made me realise [...]

The last year I was fortunate to get some funding from IT-Funk (Norwegian Research Council, and the RTD program on ICT for the disabled) to investigate challenges on universal design to web based information and services. For a more complete list of findings and results – do not hesitate in contacting me.
We found that the [...]

Hva er “Ny IKT” i forhold til “Lov om forbud mot diskriminering på grunn av nedsatt funksjonsevne (diskriminerings- og tilgjengelighetsloven)”
 
Dette er ett innspill for å påpeke noen avklaringer som må gjøres for å avklare hvem loven skal gjelde for. Basert på de svar som kommer til de forskjellige problemstillinger vi angir her, vil det være [...]