The article emphasizes the growing importance of online accessibility, particularly accelerated by COVID-19. eLearning must comply with accessibility standards, and L&D professionals should prioritize it to enhance learning experiences for all. Finding the right partner for compliance and best practices is critical. A thorough accessibility audit and subsequent remediation are essential steps in crafting effective online training programs, illustrating the shift from mere compliance to a focus on improving usability and enriching learning outcomes for everyone involved.
An understanding of the need for better online accessibility has grown markedly in recent years, especially accelerated by the digital shift during the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020.
Designing training with accessibility in mind can enrich the learning experience for everyone, not just those with a defined disability.
Unless your strategy is to invest in your own in-house accessibility expertise, the natural first step is to find the right partner to advise and assist you.
There's a difference between a basic screen reader experience, which may be good enough for compliance, and a great screen reader experience, which makes a real difference to usability.
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