CHICAGO, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CourseAvenue is announcing that nominations are now open for the 2nd Annual Accessible e-Learning Leadership awards. Nominations are being accepted from now until 5:00pm (CDT) on Monday, November 30th, 2011 via an online form available at www.CourseAvenue.com/award.
This award recognizes organizations that demonstrate dedication to advancing the field of accessible eLearning through successful development and deployment of education materials that meet or exceed the standards defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974.
Producing accessible eLearning has been an elusive goal for many. Although the ADA and Section 508 are federal law, too often compliance is either non-existent or an afterthought. And while those who use assistive technologies arguably have the most to gain from online education, unfortunately too often, compliance means, at best, a "plain HTML" or "PDF" version of an eLearning course. Award winners clearly show that the days of creating separate or limited eLearning courses to achieve ADA and Section 508 compliance are ending.
To honor our 2011 Award Winners there will be a donation to Spectrios Institute for Low Vision (www.Spectrios.org) on behalf of each of the winners. The recipients of the 2010 e-Learning Awards were: PSI, Inc. (Planned Systems International) for Veterans Affairs: "My Recovery Plan," ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) for "Foundations of Independent Living," and Boost eLearning for "Google Search & Gmail."
About CourseAvenue
CourseAvenue Studio—CourseAvenue's web-based authoring platform—enables teams to collaborate on e-Learning course development. Published courses are compatible with every SCORM and AICC conformant Learning Management System (LMS), including the company's own CourseAvenue Deliver. ADA and Section 508 compliance is built into the course Accessibility Player, eliminating the need for separate "accessible" course versions. In addition to custom content development services, the company also offers content conversion of PowerPoint and legacy courses.
More information on CourseAvenue's e-Learning software and services is available at www.CourseAvenue.com, or by calling toll free 866-594-1296. International: 00-1-630-225-4259.
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