Accessibility of Desire2Learn Learning Environment

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.