English with Kirsty

Episode 262: EwK262 - Elisabeth and I discuss finding an accessible English course


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If you use access technology or have other accessibility requirements, you can’t just find a good language course and sign up for it! First you need to check out how accessible that course will be for you, how willing the course provider is to make any adaptions, and then you can make an informed decision about whether it’s going to be a good option to meet your needs.

I’m a learner as well as a teacher and I have a lot to say about this too, but I thought it would be more interesting to have a discussion with one of my clients who also uses access technology.

I’ve known Elisabeth for a number of years now. In fact, she was my second customer! We talked about:

  • Elisabeth’s previous experiences of learning English
  • Why Elisabeth wanted to find an online English course and what was important to her in terms of accessibility
  • Why it’s important for designers of courses or learning materials to be aware of different accessibility requirements and to consider them from the beginning of the project
  • What Elisabeth does to develop and improve her English outside of our classes.
  • Find out more on the show notes page:
    https://englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode262/

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