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Accessibility of Desire2Learn Learning Environment

Accessibility of Desire2Learn Learning Environment. About me. Agenda. Features that users with disabilities will want to know about Keyboard access to the Learning Environment Using the Learning Environment with a screen reader

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Accessibility of Desire2Learn Learning Environment

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  1. Accessibility of Desire2Learn Learning Environment

  2. About me

  3. Agenda • Features that users with disabilities will want to know about • Keyboard access to the Learning Environment • Using the Learning Environment with a screen reader • Features for creating courses that serve the needs of users with disabilities

  4. Login • Login to your Learning Environment account using Firefox.

  5. The task • Start from the course homepage. • Go to Locker • Create a New File. • Name it “Test”. • No description is necessary. • The Contents should say “Hello World”. • Stop timing when you can verify that the file was added.

  6. Q - Who relies on keyboard access? • People who are blind • People with poor muscle control • People who do not have use of their hands • All of the above

  7. Keyboard tips • TAB through links and form fields. • Press SHIFT+ TAB to move backwards.

  8. Try it out…. Keyboard only • Start from the course homepage. • Go to Locker • Create a New File. • Name it “Test2”. • No description is necessary. • The Contents should say “Hello World”. • Stop timing when you can verify that the file was added.

  9. Keyboard features • Skip navigation • Focus highlighting • Not getting stuck in the HTML editor

  10. Screen Readers

  11. Start and stop reading • Open up JAWS now • To start reading – press INSERT + DOWN ARROW • To stop reading – press CTRL

  12. Jump element to element • TAB through links on the page. • SHIFT+TAB go to the previous link • Move around on the course homepage

  13. Jump between headings • Jump to headings using the H key • Try jumping to the “My Settings” heading. If you overshoot, you can move backwards by pressing SHIFT+H.

  14. Landmarks Before Landmarks highlighted

  15. Elements list • Open the elements list with INSERT + F7 • Press the first letter of the link name to jump in the list • Press enter to follow links

  16. Forms • You’ll automatically jump into input mode when a form field is in focus.

  17. Dialogs vs. Pop-ups Dialog Pop-up

  18. Optimize video

  19. Before and after Inline editor View source

  20. Try it out…. Screen reader • Start from the course homepage. • Go to Locker • Create a New File. • Name it “Test3”. • No description is necessary. • The Contents should say “Hello World”. • Stop timing when you can verify that the file was added. • * When finished • Try this out without looking at the screen.

  21. Screen reader features.. • Lots of headings • Good form field labeling and fieldsets • Very descriptive links • Lots of lists • This applies to your content also!

  22. Documentation is Available

  23. Essential tips Creating Accessible Content In the Learning Environment

  24. Our templates

  25. Images + Alt Text

  26. Media • To include captioned media – you must include a file with embedded captions – such as YouTube.

  27. Accessible Math - Before

  28. Accessible Math - After

  29. Tools and Strategies Handling Accommodation Requests within the Learning Environment

  30. Special access • Gives granular control over who may take quizzes and their respective time restrictions • Offer an extension • Give extended time

  31. Release conditions • May be applied to numerous items. • Checklists • Content modules and topics • Widgets • Discussion forums and topics • Dropbox folders, grade items.. • Numerous criteria • User achievement • Group membership

  32. Get involved • The accessibility interest group meets the first Thursday each month. Consider signing up for the consortiums mailing list to get meeting announcements and notes.

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