Improving Cognitive Load on Students with Disabilities through Software Aids

Improving Cognitive Load on Students with Disabilities through Software Aids

Rubén González Crespo (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain), Oscar Sanjuán Martíne (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain), Juan Manuel Cueva Lovelle (University of Oviedo, Spain), B. Cristina Pelayo García-Bustelo (University of Oviedo, Spain), Vicente García Díaz (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain) and Patricia Ordoñez de Pablos (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain)
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4422-9.ch066

Abstract

This chapter proposes a new way to improve the cognitive load and construction of e-learning environments making them more usable and accessible using emerging design. This causes a significant improvement in cognitive load. Accessibility within the area of Web applications, is actually present in different laws of many countries, trying that information could be used for everyone. This objective is limited when you are dealing with severe disabilities. An example of this is people with hearing disabilities who have never hear or speak. To solve these problems the authors propose a platform that brings a complete solution to accessibility.
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