Distance learning education provides a wide range of resources and learning experiences that are usually much more diverse than the traditional brick and mortar classroom can furnish. This makes this mode of learning more adaptable to a variety of needs by different learner.

The next article by Edmond addresses the requirements and standards that need to be met in order to provide adequate access to traditional educational environment for those with physical handicaps. Here Edmond distinguishes the difference between first generation of accessibility, which is in the realm of the designers of the software. It is there responsibility to make sure that the online classrooms and programs can be accessed adequately by those that are for instance visually impaired and need larger representations on the screen. Then there is the second generation of accessibility. This is provided by the teachers in the creation of the course plan and the course...
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