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CourseAvenue: Accessibility Player Provides New Approach to Section 508 Compliant eLearning
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Warrenville, Ill.
CourseAvenue, a provider of learning content authoring systems, announced the availability of their CourseAvenue Accessibility Player, a technology that builds Section 508 compliance into the core of e-learning content.
Section 508 was enacted by the federal government to eliminate barriers in information technology, make available new opportunities for people with disabilities and to encourage development of technologies that help achieve these goals. By embedding Section 508 requirements directly into their course player, CourseAvenue provides a shorter path for organizations to provide Section 508 compliant accessible training content to learners with disabilities, the company said.
“Having seen the failures of organizations using what they think are ‘Section 508 compliant tools’ has motivated our development efforts,” said Joe Gorup, CourseAvenue CEO. “By melding sound instructional design, Section 508 accessibility standards and screen reader functionality into our player technology, the cost and lead time for producing e-learning for everyone, including people with disabilities, is dramatically reduced.”
For validation of the Accessibility Player, CourseAvenue worked with Criterion 508 Solutions Inc. Criterion is an auditor of Section 508 compliance and acts and an “independent third party” auditor to its clients.
CourseAvenue and Criterion worked through issues that included limitations inherent to developing courses in a Flash-based authoring tool.
“We were very impressed with the way CourseAvenue’s technical team pushed past the limits encountered during the development of their Accessibility Player,” said Anna Bradley, CEO of Criterion 508 Solutions Inc. “They found unique and creative ways to ensure that accessible e-learning courses developed on their platform adheres to Section 508 requirements.”
For more info: http://www.courseavenue.com
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