For those who create training or administer training programs, that means considering and meeting the needs of learners with disabilities. A Guide for Creating and Buying Accessible Online Training within Your Organization’s Training Program. This guide will provide business reasons and practical approaches for building accessibility within your online training program. Why Do Training Programs Need Accessible Elearning? And some, like Lectora and SoftChalk (PDF, 2.7 MORE

If you don’t fully understand your audience’s learning needs, preferences and behaviors, your program is at risk. About 97% of these member organizations are government contractors that must meet Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) requirements. So what is the final product? Also, we offer punch lists in PDF format. But our goal is to scale as we grow and expand our product base to accommodate various needs. MORE

For those who create training or administer training programs, that means considering and meeting the needs of learners with disabilities. A Guide for Creating and Buying Accessible Online Training within Your Organization’s Training Program. This guide will provide business reasons and practical approaches for building accessibility within your online training program. Why Do Training Programs Need Accessible Elearning? And some, like Lectora and SoftChalk (PDF, 2.7 MORE

Unfortunately, neither sales training programs nor sales managers realize that conversation skills are very difficult to master and offer only basic training in this area which is not sufficient if the intention is to make successful sales deals. Many sales personnel are aware of the strong points of the company’s products or services but fail to communicate them to the client or adapt their presentation according to the client’s needs. MORE

Luckily, nowadays video production is not just a privilege of the professionals. Those clickable layers are for example video cards, article cards, gallery cards, map cards, data cards (all context cards), newsletter cards, poll cards, donation cards, product cards, patreon cards. The end-products of this platform are called “smart videos” and are filled with advanced features. MORE

The role of the learning leader is shifting from being a program manager to a solution architect. iPad Cornerstone OnDemand Plateau Saba Augmented Reality Cloud Computing Analytics Mobile Learning GeoLearning Performance Support Outsource Low Cost iPhone Learning Theory Creative Commons Facebook Portal Learn.com Leadership eLearning Strategy Knowledge Management Voiceover Obviously, the Cornerstone OnDemand is because of the IPO. MORE

CSUN covers accessibility from an astonishing number of angles, from programming to policy and nearly everything in between. Multiple standards are used to gauge accessibility ( Section 508 for federal agencies, PDF/UA for PDF files), but the most common is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. Because the pattern was designed to be accessible, using the pattern meant the interaction was accessible, without having to program it to be so from scratch. MORE

Most private companies still want to make a good-faith effort to deliver courses and products that are as accessible as possible. The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) is an organization of state administrators of unemployment insurance laws, employment services, training programs, employment statistics, labor market information and other programs and services provided through the publicly-funded state workforce system. MORE

Others are more involved, which is why I recommend following the recording of Hiram’s presentation for the many step-by-step examples he provided (an accessible PDF of his slides is also available). Finally, Hiram recommends developers attempt to use their products with a screen reader. Adams, these are small JavaScript programs that can be placed in the bookmarks bar for any browser. Voiceover — A native feature in Apple products that functions as a screen reader. MORE

Luckily, nowadays, video production is not just a privilege of the professionals. The end-products of this platform are called “smart videos” and are filled with advanced features. Freemake also offers a free program, but adds a logo at the beginning and end of all videos. MORE

But if you don’t have a process to show on screen or a product to display, then students won’t want to watch the video. So, I started using, at that point it was GoAnimate, which is an online animation program that is very easy to use, and it’s kinda really made for anybody. Kim Merritt: How I do it, and it really does start with storyboarding, so I usually have clients that will throw a script, or a book, or a PDF at me, and just say, “Figure it out.” MORE