Pitfalls and confusion

#2: Let the course management system drive your thinking.

In my experience- there are pros and cons to “standardized” designs.  The standardized designs, driven by the template, create consistency across sites.  Even finding my way to this blog was more difficult than I thought it would be.  Although the instructions were clear I feel that it might be easier to directly access the blog through Blackboard.  So, how   do we be creative without confusion?

On another note- how do we create accessible designs for student who have a disability (ie/ visual impairments)?  Are there ways to break a site down and make a more linear model for students who may find this more user friendly?