Defining users and learners

These personas characterise real traits and qualities of learners and users of an LMS. The viability of each persona aims to illustrate the needs and restrictions of a user with a neurodiversity and/ or a disability.

The following personas portray six typical learner personas and two familiar antipersonas.

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A young woman, sitting on a bed, wearing a beanie hat, drinks a hot drink.

Competent Katie
A young man wearing a black shirt, throwing a rugby ball in the air.

Talented Tama
A young happy woman wearing a blue t-shirt sitting on a park bench, under green trees.

Tenacious Tania
A middle-aged man wearing glasses and a grey t-shirt waving his hand to say hello.

Motivated Ming
A teenage girl painting a colourful abstract picture on canvas with her deformed hand.

Resilient Rachel
A man with a gentle expression on his face, wearing a patterned shirt, sitting beside a window.

Perceptive Paris
A woman sitting in a yoga pose with closed eyes and hands together in a prayer position.

Ambitious Ana
A middle-aged man wearing glasses looks very aggressive and threatening.

Deliberate Dan
A middle-aged woman wearing a grey shirt stands with folded arms appearing passively aggressive.

Critical Karen

Updated: 22 November 2023