一句话：通过实践社群框架为软件行业人员设计数字无障碍培训，并以对照分组比较其与自定进度学习的效果。
数字无障碍领域仍落后于软件行业的当代进展，许多真实软件与Web应用无法满足无障碍要求，现有技术劳动力的技能赤字成为长期障碍，使大量潜在用户面临被隔离和排斥的风险。本文报告一项基于实践社群（Community of Practice, CoP）框架、面向行业专业人士的数字无障碍培训经验。作者从一家大型跨国软件公司招募66名参与者，分为参与CoP组与自定进度学习组，描述了培训项目设计、实际实施以及两种方法效率的评估，并据此为学习与发展团队从业者和教育者设计行业无障碍课程提供建议。
Despite recent initiatives aimed at improving accessibility, the field of digital accessibility remains markedly behind contemporary advancements in the software industry, as many real-world software and web applications continue to fall short of accessibility requirements. A persisting skills deficit within the existing technology workforce has been an enduring impediment, hindering organizations from delivering truly accessible software products. This, in turn, elevates the risk of isolating and excluding a substantial portion of potential users. In this paper, we report lessons learned from a training program for teaching digital accessibility using the Communities of Practice (CoP) framework to industry professionals. We recruited 66 participants from a large multinational software company and assigned them to two groups: one participating in a CoP and the other using self-paced learning. We report experiences from designing the training program, conducting the actual training, and assessing the efficiency of the two approaches. Based on these findings, we provide recommendations for practitioners in Learning and Development teams and educators in designing accessibility courses for industry professionals.
@inproceedings{ParthasarathyJ24,
title = {Teaching Digital Accessibility to Industry Professionals using the Community of Practice framework: An Experience Report},
author = {P. D. Parthasarathy and Swaroop Joshi},
booktitle = {ICSE},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.1145/3639474.3640083}
}