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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">jucs</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">0948-695X</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">0948-6968</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Journal of Universal Computer Science</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3217/jucs-018-01-0062</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">22851</article-id>
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          <subject>Research Article</subject>
        </subj-group>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="scientific_subject">
          <subject>H.1.2 - User/Machine Systems</subject>
          <subject>H.3.5 - Online Information Services</subject>
          <subject>H.4.2 - Types of Systems</subject>
          <subject>H.5.2 - User Interfaces</subject>
          <subject>H.5.4 - Hypertext/Hypermedia</subject>
          <subject>J.7 - COMPUTERS IN OTHER SYSTEMS</subject>
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        <article-title>Accessible Lifelong Learning at Higher Education: Outcomes and Lessons Learned at two Different Pilot Sites in the EU4ALL Project</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Boticario</surname>
            <given-names>Jesus G.</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:type="simple">jgb@dia.uned.es</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A1">1</xref>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Rodriguez-Ascaso</surname>
            <given-names>Alejandro</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A1">1</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Santos</surname>
            <given-names>Olga C.</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A1">1</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Raffenne</surname>
            <given-names>Emmanuelle</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Montandon</surname>
            <given-names>Lydia</given-names>
          </name>
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        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Roldán</surname>
            <given-names>David</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A4">4</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Buendía</surname>
            <given-names>Félix</given-names>
          </name>
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      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="A1">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">aDeNu Research Group, Madrid, Spain</addr-line>
        <institution>aDeNu Research Group</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Madrid</addr-line>
        <country>Spain</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A2">
        <label>2</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Madrid, Madrid, Spain</addr-line>
        <institution>Madrid</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Madrid</addr-line>
        <country>Spain</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A3">
        <label>3</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Atos GIBS (Global Innovation and Business Strategy), Madrid, Spain</addr-line>
        <institution>Atos GIBS (Global Innovation and Business Strategy)</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Madrid</addr-line>
        <country>Spain</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A4">
        <label>4</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Madrid, Spain</addr-line>
        <institution>Universidad Politécnica de Valencia</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Madrid</addr-line>
        <country>Spain</country>
      </aff>
      <author-notes>
        <fn fn-type="corresp">
          <p>Corresponding author: Jesus G. Boticario (<email xlink:type="simple">jgb@dia.uned.es</email>).</p>
        </fn>
        <fn fn-type="edited-by">
          <p>Academic editor: </p>
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      </author-notes>
      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2012</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>01</day>
        <month>01</month>
        <year>2012</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>18</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <fpage>62</fpage>
      <lpage>85</lpage>
      <uri content-type="arpha" xlink:href="http://openbiodiv.net/59D77128-879F-5681-90FD-6662C030673C">59D77128-879F-5681-90FD-6662C030673C</uri>
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      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>15</day>
          <month>07</month>
          <year>2011</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>09</day>
          <month>12</month>
          <year>2011</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Jesus G. Boticario, Alejandro Rodriguez-Ascaso, Olga C. Santos, Emmanuelle Raffenne, Lydia Montandon, David Roldán, Félix Buendía</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <label>Abstract</label>
        <p>The EU4ALL project (IST-FP6-034778) has developed a general framework to address the needs of accessible lifelong learning at Higher Education level consisting of several standards-based interoperable components integrated into an open web service architecture aimed at supporting adapted interaction to guarantee students' accessibility needs. Its flexibility has supported the project implementation at several sites with different settings and various learning management systems. Large-scale evaluations involving hundreds of users, considering diverse disability types, and key staff roles have allowed obtaining valuable lessons with respect to "how to adopt or enhance eLearning accessibility" at university. The project was evaluated at four higher education institutions, two of the largest in Europe and two medium-sized. In this paper, we focus on describing the implementation and main conclusions at the largest project evaluation site (UNED), which was involved in the project from the beginning, and thus, in the design process, and a medium-sized university that adopted the EU4ALL approach (UPV). This implies dealing with two well-known open source learning environments (i.e. dotLRN and Sakai), and considering a wide variety of stakeholders and requirements. Thus the results of this evaluation serve to illustrate the coverage of both the approach and developments.</p>
      </abstract>
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