{"id":16680,"date":"2021-10-11T10:17:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/?p=16680"},"modified":"2022-11-04T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T09:02:53","slug":"accessible-training-for-people-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/accessible-training-for-people-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Building accessible training for people with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everybody would argue that employee training should be accessible to all. But there’s something misleading about this statement. The phrase itself \u2014 accessible training \u2014 implies that there\u2019s a place for training that isn\u2019t<\/em> accessible. And, while that place did<\/em> exist, it should by now, be well off the map.<\/p>\n

Training has to be training for all.<\/strong> If it isn\u2019t, it creates inequalities, missed opportunities, and an imbalance within your organization. Designing accessible training isn\u2019t just \u201cthe right thing to do\u201d it\u2019s \u201cthe most mutually beneficial\u201d thing to do. But, it doesn’t happen on its own. It takes thought and planning to get it right.<\/p>\n

And it starts with identifying what exactly it is you’re trying to do by designing accessible training courses.<\/p>\n

Training challenges faced by people with disabilities<\/h2>\n

Everyone\u2019s different. And, producing a definitive checklist of challenges people might experience with eLearning design, can be a challenge in itself. Yes, there are web accessibility standards<\/strong><\/a> that identify most user needs. And these standards should form the foundation for your eLearning design. But how do they relate to eLearning, specifically?<\/p>\n

To help link up the two, we’ve highlighted some of the most common accessibility challenges and placed them in the context of online training:<\/p>\n