Sagastua

Keywords

Universal design, teaching aid, authenticity, cultural heritage.

Overview

A teaching aid about building tradition and living conditions in Norway in the 16. century with focus on universal design. The cource is focused on how people really lived and how they really build their houses.

Aims

To investigate the costs and use of time for designing a website really which is universal and accessible for all.

Methods

Videorecording of courses held in "authentic" surroundings. Preparing the videos in the postproduction prosess for achieving universal design.

Partners

InterMedia and The Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS)

Period of Duration

2004-05

Outcomes

Website with universal design. The same content is presented in a usual way, in sign language, with subtitles, in simle text and in a sound version with extra descriptions.
Example from Sagastua

Links

Sagastua

Related projects

The universal design relate this project to "Teachers for All".

Funding

The flexible learning program at UiO.