Facilitating learning objects reusability in different accessibility settings

20.5 Conclusions

In this paper we established the need to define an accessibility application profile for learning resources and presented a methodology for defining such an application profile based on the three main accessibility dimensions. We presented the first step towards the definition of such an application profile. The proposed Accessibility Application Profile of the IEEE LOM has been developed in the context of CEN/ ISSS Learning Technologies Workshop as an initial proposal produced by our research group for consideration in the project team entitled “Accessibility properties for Learning Resources”. Future work includes the creation of an integrated accessibility application profile based on W3C and IMS ACCLIP guidelines utilising mappings of W3C WCAG with IEEE LOM, as well as, the identification of other content specific accessibility guidelines and application specific accessibility guidelines as influence factors to the accessibility application profile.