The ethical argument for accessible learning often translates to a legal obligation. In many countries, it is unlawful to discriminate against people with disabilities as employees, students and consumers. Some legislation requires the needs of disabled people to be anticipated rather than accommodated. This means that a provider of a service cannot justify not making an adjustment by saying that they do not have any disabled customers; they need to anticipate that they may have disabled customers in the future.
It’s important to consider accessibility as early as possible, and at every stage of development. It is much more difficult and expensive to retrofit accessibility after design has been completed. Work with instructional design experts to ensure your online training is as accessible as possible. Here are a few things you may want to consider:
closed captioning
colour contrast
font readability
accessibility of interactions
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Gen Z are… Keen communicators
Though Gen Z have a reputation for spending most of their time online, they really value frequent workplace communication. Two-thirds of Gen Z say they need feedback from their supervisor at least every few weeks in order to stay at their job. By comparison, less than half of millennials need the same amount of communication to stay with an employer.(9)
Consider…
Blended learning
Gen Z’s desire for regular communication and feedback means you may want to consider a blended learning approach to training.