Accessibility Statement
The UDL certificate has been designed with accessibility in mind by incorporating the following features:
- We have followed best practices and used semantic HTML with a focus on enabling the use of assistive technologies, such as screen-readers.
- Interactive elements on the site can be operated using a keyboard.
- Links, headings, and tables are formatted to work with screen readers.
- Images are described with alt tags.
- Information is not conveyed by colour alone.
- Font sizing and zooming can be adjusted using your web browser settings.
- Videos include closed captions and transcripts.
- Content is responsive, allowing it to be viewed on a variety of screen sizes and devices.
Interactive Elements
There are several interactive elements used in the modules, including
- multiple choice
- intersectionality
- matching game (drag and drop)
- educator circle
- flip card
A keyboard can be used to interact with each of these elements. Use the tab key to navigate between controls, and the space or enter key to activate a control.
Instructions can be found with each of the interactions that explains how the controls work.
Known Issues
Third Party Embeds
Embedded content from https://genial.ly cannot be properly accessed with a keyboard, and screen-reader users may experience links with vague names. The content found inside the https://genial.ly embed has been duplicated and shown alongside the embed to allow everyone the opportunity to experience it.
Drag and Drop
Users of screen readers may experience some difficulties using the drag and drop component.
- Once assigned, it is difficult to remove an incorrect answer from a question using a keyboard.
- Navigating between question and answer sets can require a lot of back and forth navigation.
- We are working to improve this interaction so it's even more usable and enjoyable for all users.
Video Considerations
The YouTube video player component used presents a number of accessibility errors in automated testing. We continue to explore how this can be improved.
- Some shared videos from other sources do not include closed captioning or use automated closed captioning.
- Some visual elements of the videos which may not be described in closed captioning and transcripts. There is not dedicated audio for descriptive video.