Accessibility
I can recognise how technology supports individuals' access to the modern working world and how accessibility issues affect people at work.
Accessibility
I can recognise how technology supports individuals' access to the modern working world and how accessibility issues affect people at work.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Assistive technologies help individuals with disabilities engage fully in digital environments.
- Accessibility features in platforms for online communication support diverse user needs.
- Popular tools for communication include email, instant messaging, video conferencing and discussion forums.
Keywords
Accessibility - the quality of things being easily used, understood, and physically reached
Collaboration - two or more people working together
Common misconception
Working collaboratively is always positive and has an impact on productivity.
There are some disadvantages to collaborative working, for example complex decision making with multiple people can become a lengthy process and coordination of resources can be difficult.
To help you plan your year 10 computing lesson on: Accessibility, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 computing lesson on: Accessibility, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
a way to send and receive digital messages
a method of virtual face-to-face communication
a tool for real-time text-based communication
a group working together towards a shared purpose
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
making things easy to use, understand and reach
two or more people working together
virtual face-to-face communication
reads on-screen text aloud for visually impaired users
converts spoken words into written text
designed for users with physical disabilities, with custom layouts
allows users to control a computer using eye movement
multiple people disagreeing on the direction of a project
scheduling meetings across time zones
providing screen readers for visually impaired employees