The document discusses inclusive design of open educational resources (OERs) to make them accessible and usable for all people. It emphasizes that inclusive design, which aims to accommodate individual user needs and preferences, is preferable to universal design, which assumes a one-size-fits-all approach. The document provides strategies for making OERs more inclusive through personalized and flexible content, user interfaces, and tools that can match unique users' needs and abilities. It encourages commitment to building inclusivity into online content and applications from the start.

1. Inclusive Design
and OERs
Jess Mitchell | Inclusive Design Research Centre
OCAD University | Toronto, Canada

2. Inclusive, not Universal
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Universal -- one-sizefits-all
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Inclusive -- one-sizefits-one
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(Photo: Tatyana McFadden;
Boston, London, Chicago, NYC)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Tatyana_McFadden_Paralympic_World_Cup_2009.jpg

3. What’s Cool
What’s Accessible

4. Making OERs for
everyone
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Personalize to meet
needs and preferences
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Have an impact on
barriers to adoption and
use
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We all benefit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn404/5203873918/

5. Reframing disability
Mismatch between the
user and the technology
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deditos/2478477536/

6. What is accessibility?
Matching unique users
with flexible technology
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/50393252@N02/4822063888/

7. Commitment +
Perspective
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Start building
inclusivity into your
content, interfaces,
sites, and apps
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It isn’t a task, it is a
commitment

8. Inclusively Designing
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Strategies (for content
creation)
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User Interfaces (for
websites and
applications)
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Tools (content,
interface, and getting
help)

9. Creating the Match
The Inclusive Learning
Design Handbook
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http://handbook.floeproject.org

10. Strategies for Content
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Semantic elements
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Think about modes
(text, audio, images,
and video)
Text style, size,
contrast

11. Transformations
With great content
come great
possibilities...
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transform presentation
transform content
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63794459@N07/6394965487/

12. Learner Options
Users can transform
interfaces
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HTML, CSS, +
JavaScript

13. HTML 5 Video Player
Captions, Interactive
Transcripts,
Internationalization

14. Tools
Electrons! Learners can
discover new ways to
interact with content
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GPII, Cloud4All, PGA

15. Next Steps
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These are skills we
can teach
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Generating
metadata
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Rating resources +
improvement loop
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More tools
http://www.flickr.com/photos/90585146@N08/8222922317/

16. We love to collaborate
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Join our community
@FluidProject
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Code: github.com/fluidproject
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Learn from our designs:
wiki.fluidproject.org