Lit rev notes

 Background and context

This literature review will begin by presenting the background and context of this research.

The rest of this literature review will begin by outlining where digital accessibility is currently taught across the lifelong learning trajectory and the gaps yet to be addressed. It will then explore the ideal school intervention stage to frame the teaching and learning context for this study. It will further consider the importance of addressing teachers’ knowledge, confidence and resources to be able to teach the subject within the classroom and then will conclude by identifying the core learning components needed to teach digital accessibility awareness as a foundational multidisciplinary topic.

The teaching of DA

A school age intervention 

-The school gap to address the scale of the problem and prevent retrofit/unlearning and suggesting UKS2 time to intervene 

Teacher knowledge 

The DA curriculum to explore subject matter knowledge for pupils and teacher training and resource needs.


Disability:

Awareness of different disabilities and the need for inclusive design

Barriers in digital content faced by those with disabilities 

Procedural:

Legal context and accessibility guidelines within society 

Evaluating digital content for accessibility

Digital skills:

Digital skills development to create more inclusive content 


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