vovrВысшее образование в России (Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia)Vysshee Obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia0869-36172072-0459Moscow Polytechnic University10.31992/0869-3617-2022-31-4-148-166vovr-3041Research ArticleEDUCATION ONLINEEDUCATION ONLINEАналитический обзор сервисов цифровой доступности на официальных сайтах ведущих университетов мираAnalytical Review of Digital Accessibility Services on Official Sites of the World’s Best Universitieshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3263-9373КосоваЕ. А.KosovaE. A.

Косова Екатерина Алексеевна – канд. пед. наук, доцент

SPIN-код: 7805-8195

Researcher ID: Q-8089-2017

295007, Республика Крым, г. Симферополь, проспект Академика Вернадского, 4

Ekaterina A. Kosova – Cand. Sci. (Education), Assoc. Prof.

Researcher ID: Q-8089-2017

4, Prospect Vernadskogo, Simferopol 295007

lynx99@inbox.ruФизико-технический институт Крымского федерального университета им. В. И. ВернадскогоРоссияPhysics and Technology Institute of V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal UniversityRussian Federation202208042022314148166Copyright © Косова Е.А., 20222022Косова Е.А.Kosova E.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://vovr.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3041

Проблема разработки электронного образовательного контента, доступного для всех обучающихся, включая лиц с ограниченными возможностями здоровья, приобретает особую актуальность в контексте глобальных тенденций высшего образования, связанных с массовым переходом обучения в дистанционный и смешанный формат. Путём анализа контента официальных сайтов 25 лучших университетов мира (по версии QS World University Rankings 2021) систематизированы данные об университетских вебсервисах поддержки цифровой доступности (ЦД) с целью формирования методологической стратегии создания аналогичных служб в университетах России. Поиск данных осуществлялся методом тотального просмотра рубрик университетских сайтов и по ключевым словам; регистрировались данные об административной поддержке и проектной деятельности в сфере ЦД. Обнаружено, что подавляющее большинство университетов активно занимаются ЦД и имеют соответствующие веб-сервисы, в контенте которых размещена информация по рубрикам: обучение и повышение квалификации в сфере ЦД; руководство по разработке доступного контента и тестированию ЦД; консультирование по вопросам ЦД; экспертиза ЦД и др. На основании результатов выполненного анализа разработан и опубликован пилотный веб-ресурс, содержащий информационно-консультативные материалы для разработчиков цифрового контента по вопросам обеспечения ЦД электронного обучения.

The paper discusses the problem of e-learning accessibility for persons with disabilities. Development of e-learning content accessible to all students is gaining special relevance in the context of global trends in higher education related to the massive transition of learning to distance and hybrid formats. Based on the analysis of the official websites of 25 world’s top universities (according to the QS World University Rankings 2021), data on university digital accessibility services were systematized. The data search was carried out by total browsing of university sites’ structure and headings and by keywords. Data on 14 checklist categories were registered. Signs of administrative and project activities in the field of digital accessibility were found for 20 universities (80%), among which 10 (40%) have specialized structural subdivisions for digital accessibility. The content of digital accessibility web services contains data on the following topics: training in digital accessibility for educational content for authors and developers (14 university sites – 56%); a guide for authors (15–60%) and web developers (12–48%); consulting and assistance for authors and web developers (17–68%); accessibility examination (5–20%); legal norms (11–44%) and accessibility standards (16–64%); accessibility testing guide (16–64%); procurement requirements for accessible web products and services (8–32%); frequently asked questions (6–24%), etc. Based on the results of the analysis, the model of university digital accessibility services was developed and corresponding web site was published. It seems important to create similar web resources and corresponding structural subdivisions in universities of the Russian Federation, as well as to approve the intra-university local acts regulating the mandatory fulfillment of digital accessibility requirements in the development of educational content and the procurement of digital products and services. GOST R 52872-2019, based on WCAG 2.1, should be used as the basis for local legal regulations.

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