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Keynote: Making Materials Accessible for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities

taught by: Lisa Seeman


Session Summary

Cognitive accessibility is accessibility for people with cognitive and learning disabilities and challenges and mental health. When does it overlap with Education materials and assessment? How does it impact mental health? What is the potential impact on learning outcomes.


Description

Cognitive accessibility is accessibility for people with cognitive and learning disabilities and challenges and mental health. When does it overlap with Education? How does it impact mental health?

This talk will cover:
- The Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility Task Force (COGA).
- The imperative for cognitive accessibility in education materials and assessment.
- What we know now.
- Where are we going.
- How to find out more.