Step 4: Considering the Needs of Individual Learners
In the UK, tutors are required by law (SENDA, 2001) to identify and provide for the needs of individual learners. Digital learning resources can be provided in a variety of formats to help meet the needs of students who are visually impaired, have hearing difficulties, are dyslexic, or have physical disabilities. Case studies are available to illustrate ways in which students with disabilities use the Web to meet their needs:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/20010104
You can find out more about this topic in the section on Special Educational Needs.
