Accessibility and Universal Design in Higher Education Curricula: the Athena Project

  • Maria Mouka
  • , Irene Hermosa-Ramirez
  • , Reinhard Koutny
  • , Carmen Lepschy
  • , Anna Matamala
  • , Katerina Mavrou
  • , Eleni Theodorou

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Abstract

This contribution aims to present a research study (work in progress) conducted under the ATHENA project, examining if and how issues of accessibility are integrated in Higher Education curricula in various European Countries across disciplines of studies. Data collection includes publicly available curricula of higher education programmes in disciplines defined by the ISCED fields of education and training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013). A fixed number of 21 bachelor’s master’s curricula and syllabi are sampled in each participating country. Two methodological approaches are applied for collection and analysis of the data: corpus linguistics and thematic analysis. The findings of the study are anticipated to inform the development of a set of recommendations on how to incorporate accessibility and universal design into higher education curricula through focus groups with experts from the main areas of knowledge
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAAATE 2023 - Book of Abstracts
Editors G. Kouroupetroglou, D. Archambault
Pages246
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Fields of science

  • 102 Computer Sciences
  • 102013 Human-computer interaction
  • 102014 Information design
  • 102015 Information systems
  • 102021 Pervasive computing
  • 102022 Software development
  • 102024 Usability research
  • 102026 Virtual reality
  • 102027 Web engineering
  • 102036 Digital accessibility
  • 502007 E-commerce
  • 506002 E-government
  • 509002 Disability studies
  • 602013 Sign language research
  • 202004 Brain-computer interface
  • 211902 Assistive technologies
  • 503008 E-learning
  • 302027 Hearing, voice and language disorders

JKU Focus areas

  • Digital Transformation
  • Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management

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