Accessibility is more than checking off compliance. It refers to providing the same access to services and products, including websites, content, digital media, and resources, regardless of one's abilities. Considering and planning ahead of the needs of people with disabilities and situational barriers is becoming more common practice and often required across institutions and industries. 

Inclusive learning strategies seek to respond equitably to those needs by intentionally reducing identified obstacles and increasing opportunities for access. This lens focuses on disability inclusion within learning design; however, it also looks more broadly to ensure that learning experiences are designed to be fully accessible for all. Ensuring access for all may necessitate reasonable accommodation of particular physical, visual, auditory, neurodivergent, technological, financial, or security considerations (UNITAR, 2022).

In the 300x, as I created each digital media, I tried to apply practices to increase accessibility and kept track of the accessibility levels in the checklist. 

Benefits of eLearning (FAO, 2022)

• Effective as face-to-face training.

• Reach wider target audiences, giving access to these educational resources to geographically dispersed individuals.

• Increase impact through delivering content many times and reusing it in different contexts.

• Support self-paced learning, allowing flexibility.

• Learners define personal learning pathways based on their needs and interests.

• Many forms: personalized/collaborated/facilitated/instructor-led/scheduled.

• Blended learning is e-learning compliments face-to-face sessions.

• It can be delivered on mobile devices.

• Learners' activities can be tracked through Learning Management Systems.

• Have a greater return on investment, reducing costs for continuous training. 

What can eLearning help?

eLearning can help fill the gap in knowledge, skills, and competencies (cognitive, affective, psychomotor). It also can influence motivation and habits that impact behavioral change (FAO, 2022).

There are many benefits that eLearning can bring. However, before designing a course, it's critical to assess the needs thoroughly and determine if other contributing factors, such as environment and communication, might solve problems more effectively than launching the whole set of the learning solution (Dirksen, 2016).