Evaluating the Accessibility of Electronic Educational Resources in PDF Format
The results show what is the current state, possible ways to improve the PDF documents in order to make them more accessible and guidelines to make this process as convenient as possible for educators who face numerous challenges daily due to technological advancements.
Abstract
The successful inclusion of learners with disabilities, their active and full participation in the educational activities and the overall educational process, the widespread use of information and communication technologies in education, and the development of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) as supportive tools for traditional teaching, necessitate serious research on the accessibility of electronic educational resources. The goal of this study is to evaluate the accessibility of electronic educational resources in pdf format that are published on e-learning platform of the University of Economics – Varna. The results show what is the current state, possible ways to improve the PDF documents in order to make them more accessible and guidelines to make this process as convenient as possible for educators who face numerous challenges daily due to technological advancements.