Including visible and audible weekly communication with students to engage interest and remaining approachable. 

I saved several resources for websites offering support for online instruction. 

Being aware that most students are balancing school with a job.

I will continue to use warmth and respect when communicating with students.

Online learning environments have expanded access to education; however, they also present unique accessibility challenges for students with disabilities. Barriers may arise from poorly designed course materials, inaccessible technologies, inflexible assessments, and limited instructor awareness of inclusive practices. In this context, online instructors play a pivotal role in ensuring equitable participation by proactively designing, delivering, and facilitating courses in ways that minimize obstacles. Through the application of inclusive design principles, accessible instructional materials, flexible assessment strategies, and collaborative support systems, instructors can significantly reduce barriers to course accessibility.

A foundational approach to accessible online instruction is the implementation of Universal… >>>

As an Online Instructor, ensuring adequate and proper accessibility to online learning materials and assistive technology tools for learners with disabilities is both a professional and ethical responsibility. Accessibility begins with intentional course design that follows recognized standards such as those developed by the World Wide Web Consortium and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. These guidelines emphasize that digital content must be perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust so that all students, regardless of ability, can effectively access and interact with course materials.

An online instructor must ensure that all instructional materials are accessible. This includes using properly structured headings in… >>>

In this module I learnt that Assistive Technology (AT) plays a transformative role in imparting knowledge to learners with disabilities by reducing barriers to learning, increasing independence, and promoting equal educational opportunities. It enables students to access, participate in, and demonstrate learning in ways that align with their abilities rather than their limitations.

The significance of Assistive Technology Tools to imparting knowledge to the learners with disabilities therefore would include but not limited to the following:

1. Enhances Access to Curriculum

AT allows learners with disabilities to access the same curriculum as their peers. For example:
Screen readers like JAWS… >>>

Students must be held accountable. They may think online is easier, but there are so many obstacles. They need to be prepared, and willing to learn.

Communication and support.