LH #59 Access All Areas with Susi Miller

  Susi Miller is Founder and Director of eLaHub Ltd, the only provider of eLearning accessibility specialised services in the L&D industry. The company provides training, auditing services and consultancy on every aspect of eLearning accessibility for clients including Amazon, Thomson Reuters, London Stock Exchange Group, and Govt of Canada. In this episode, John talks to Susi about the prevalence of disabilities in working populations, and how to meet all access requirements in production of learning content. And will the metaverse be more or less accessible than what went before? Recent developments in online gaming may hold the answer.   0:00 - Intro 4:50 - Definition of Disability 12:25 - Access Needs 20:55 - Accessibility for E-learning 29:04 - Will the metaverse be accessible? 43:00 - Tips for successful digital learning A special discount offer on Susi's book, Designing Accessible Learning Content – 20% discount code AHR20 and free ebook if you order directly from the publisher’s site using this link: https://www.koganpage.com/product/designing-accessible-learning-content-9781789668056   Other useful links: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Quick Reference: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/ Last of Us Part II: Is this the most accessible game ever? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53093613#:~:text=The%20game%20has%20already%20been,of%20customisation%20and%20fine%2Dtuning. Making the Metaverse Accessible Is Better for Everyone: https://www.lifewire.com/making-the-metaverse-accessible-is-better-for-everyone-5218160#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways,could%20help%20those%20with%20disabilities. Follow Susi: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/susimiller1 Twitter: @elahub1 Website: http://www.elahub.net/ Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/ Download the white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer – The Spacing Effect: Harnessing the Power of Spaced Practice for Learning That Sticks https://learningpool.com/spacing-effect-harnessing-power-of-spaced-practice/