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Monthly AIG events updates
This is where we will post the details for each AIG meeting. If you bookmark this thread, you will receive all the new updates by email. Learn about bookmarking discussion threads. Learn about notification preferences. Hoping to see you at our next meeting!
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ReadSpeaker text to speech is coming to D2L Discussions!
Discussions – Reach every learner with the introduction of ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology! Check out the D2L release notes and the ReadSpeaker website for more information!
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Standard Accessibility Training?
Hello, all! I am new to the accessibility game, and am wondering if there is a well-know accessibility training that is standard for those working in online education and training? Any advice on the topic is appreciated. Thank you!
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Introduction and Hello
Hello Everyone, I joined today (thank you to Julia Winter for letting me know this group exist!), and figured I should introduce myself. I’m Dr. Nicole L’Etoile, an Accessibility Learning Experience Designer specializing in Learning Management Systems (LMS), online courses, and e-Learning. I help organizations to improve…
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Alt Text for Click Map
Hello Everyone, Our team is making click maps about how to use some of the Brightspace tools. I want to make sure our image alt text accurately describes the images of where the users need to click. For instance the attached image is showing to click on the course selector. My alt text would be - Navigate to course…
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Yuja Panorama Accessibility Tool
Our institution recently acquire Yuja Panorama (Summer 2024) as a replacement for Ally to assist our d2l platform with accessibility. Learning about this new tool, we encounter some interesting thing and would like to learn from others who may have use this tool much longer than us. Wondering, if your school is using Yuja…
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Experience with Yuja Panorama with Brightspace?
Hi everyone! We have recently switched from Ally to Panorama and we are having some issues. I just wanted to know if anyone else had experience using Panorama in Brightspace, if they are also having issues, and how faculty and students are responding to Panorama.
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Managing requests and accommodation efficiently
How does your team manage accessibility requests and accommodations? Do you have a system in place to identify if a learner has specific requirements for different learning formats, such as online self-paced or in-person classroom sessions? Additionally, are you able to store this information for future requests so that…
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Best Practices for Conducting an Accessibility Audit in D2L
Hello everyone, I’m interested in learning more about how others approach conducting accessibility audits for D2L courses. Specifically, I’d like to know: - What steps do you typically take when auditing a D2L course for accessibility? - Do you rely solely on the inbuilt D2L accessibility checker, or do you also use…
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Accessible typefaces (eg Open Dyslexic)
Hi all, I was wondering if there is a way for students to customise the way that text appears in Brightspace, apart from the font sizing? We have been informed that the web extensions like Open Dyslexic (and I think Bionic Reader) won't work with content in iframes, which is the majority of our content in Brightspace. Are…
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Informative SVG
We use SVG to signal to users specific content. For example, Important information, focus question, an (short) assignment, general information. Since these SVG's aren't purely decorative we want to make them accessible to screen reader users also. According to an article in Smashing Magazin about creating accessible SVG's,…
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Readspeaker vs. Free alternatives (NVDA, Talkback...etc.)
Hello, We are currently looking for ways to support accessibility within Brightspace. In your opinion/experience, what would a tool like Readspeaker add to Brightspace, if students can use NVDA, Talkback…etc.? Thanks in advance for the advice!
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YOU can support our upcoming GAAD 2024 event!
Hey AIG Members👋 We would like to invite you to our upcoming Glad to be GAAD 2024 event on May 16th from 12-1pm ET. Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect during that event: 🤝 Learn about D2L's commitment to accessibility and the 'why' behind accessible content 🧠 Brainstorm with us ways you can achieve accessibility best…
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Screen Reader Recommendations?
I have attempted to search through previous discussions to see if this topic was already addressed, but the search functionality is not easily navigable. I am wondering if people have recommendations for the best screen reader applications to use when testing course content to ensure accessibility compliance? Any other…
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Alternative text character limit
Hi all, I have noticed that when adding alt text to an image when uploading the alt text limit is 200 characters. However, when adding alt text to an existing image, there does not appear to be a character limit? Is this a bug? Is there a reason for this? While alt text should be succinct, I don't think 200 is a useful…
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Is there any experience with Speechify?
Hi folks! Does anyone have experience with Speechify? https://speechify.com While not a traditional screenreader, some learners are starting to use it because of the quality of the voices (like Snoop Dogg's!), it's ease of use, and the ubiquity of it being a browser extension. I appreciate the ubiquity of the browser-based…
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Quiz and Screen Readers
Hi, I have been looking for information about any quiz-taking accessibility tips or issues regarding Screen Readers. I'm not looking for tools like ReadSpeaker, I'm looking for users who access the quiz tool using their own screen reader software such as JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver. What guidance can we provide such students?…
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Where can I find recording of last Accessibility Interest Group meeting?
The September presentation by Dr. Angela Jackson was really great and I would like to share it with some colleagues - is it available online, and if so, where can I find it? Thanks! Melody
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Brightspace Pulse tips for Voiceover, or Screen Reader/text-to-speech application users?
Hi AIG community, Just wondering if anyone can offer some general tips for those who use voiceover/screenreader text-to-speech with Brightspace Pulse. Thanks in advance! 😊
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Accessibility Checker Documentation
Good Morning, I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the last bit of summer. Is the documentation "Brightspace Accessibility Checker" a full list of what the Accessibility Checker looks for? Also, I am looking for end-user documentation about how to fix the errors identified by the accessibility checker. When I look at…
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Acessibility Summer Camp
Where do I sign up for the Acessability SUmmer Camp? I dont see it….
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Invite for our Glad to be GAAD event
Global Accessibility Awareness Day will be this Thursday May 18, and the accessibility team, along with the D2L Community team, are having a special event to commemorate it. I wanted to make sure you got the invite. Feel free to join us Thursday May 18 at 11:00 Eastern to celebrate the day. And everyone who attends has a…
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Free webinar--Expanding the Reach of Accessibility within Brightspace
Join this free webinar hosted by ReadSpeaker! Feb 23, 2023 @ 2:00 PM EST Expanding the Reach of Accessibility within Brightspace https://app.livestorm.co/readspeaker-llc/expanding-the-reach-of-accessibility-within-brightspace
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Free Webinar with ReadSpeaker and Respondus!
How Aims Community College Provides Secure and Accessible Assessments May 11, 2023 2:00 PM Register here. By utilizing Respondus and ReadSpeaker, Aims Community College has been able to provide their learners a way to have their assessments provided in a secure, accessible environment. In this webinar, you will hear from…
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Figcapiton vs alt=""
Which is best to use from an accessibility point of view and that works best with screen readers? I have been looking, and I need help finding consistency. Some say do not use alt=" with a figcaption, and some say it is OK. WCAG standards do not speak to this. There are times when attributions are needed for images. I have…
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🔦Customer Spotlight Event
⭐ ConvosWithCommunity: Video Note With Joe Sisco (UWindsor - Customer Spotlight) ⭐ We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, where we will be highlighting our amazing Brightspace Video Note Tool in a special Customer Spotlight event! Join us on March 30th, 2023 at 12PM ET for a 30-minute presentation showcasing…
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D2L Product Roadmap
🔔 Hey Community Members, 👉 Launching in a brand-new visual format on the D2L Community, the updated Product Roadmap will help D2L clients plan their teaching and learning priorities for the next quarter, semester, or school year with recent and upcoming feature launches in mind. 🙌 You’ve helped shape the roadmap for 2023…
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Using Anthology Ally with Brightspace?
Hello, At the last Brightspace Accessibility Interest Group meeting, someone had mentioned the Anthologies Ally tool that checks content for accessibility. This sounded like something that would be very useful to us, and we are beginning to look into this for our college (Central New Mexico Community College). Would anyone…
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Event Alert: Convos with Community: Hot Chocolate Edition☕
Hey Community Members, Come get toasty and warm up with us, as we share our latest Brightspace Community Newsletter: Hot Chocolate Edition! ☕ When ❓ ⭐TODAY ⭐ Wednesday February 15th from 11:30-12:30 EST Zoom Link Add to Calendar What ❓ 🗺️ We’ll take you on a tour of the brand-new Community space, highlighting changes and…
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Event: Let's Chat Metacognition
Event Alert Metacognitive skills are vitally important for meaningful learning! But how can we, as educators, facilitate our students' thinking about their thinking??Join us in the Brightspace Community on February 10th from 8:30-9:30 EST to connect with Research Fellows Emma O-Neill and Carmel Hensey from University…
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Natural Reader and Brightspace Templates
Good afternoon, all! We use Brightspace Templates (the newest version) for some of our training courses. We just received notice that students using Natural Reader are unable to navigate or read text aloud with the accordions. I cannot find any guidance on Brightspace Community. Does anyone have experience with this with…
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Recording from our December AIG meeting
Hi again. I posted this in the old community space, and realized that that would mean it wouldn't have made the trip to our new community space. So, allow me to post the recording from our December meeting again. It was a really good talk, so I want to make sure people can see it. Thanks again, everyone, for coming.…
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Information request:I recently had a question from our Counselling and Accessibility Services...
Information request: I recently had a question from our Counselling and Accessibility Services department regarding a student having problems with NVDA and the new HTML editor. I think this is a computer specific issue but I'd like to exhaust resources. I was not able to replicate this issue. The student is quite familiar…
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Check out our 'Welcome' Resource!
Hey Community Members! 👋 Welcome to our new space! We’re thrilled you are here and excited to get you connected to so many resources that we’ve built to support YOU! 🎉 Check out our latest Learning Center offering, Introduction to Brightspace Community! What to Expect in this Resource: · Brightspace Community Overview ·…
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I am wondering if your institution is using an automated document conversion to alternate format...
I am wondering if your institution is using an automated document conversion to alternate format system/service such as Blackboard Ally or SensusAccess. I am not sure what other systems are available but would love to hear: What document system or service you use. Does it integrate with your LMS? Is it also available to…
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Question: Does anyone know about using Edge Read Aloud (text-to-speech) in the Brightspace quiz...
Question: Does anyone know about using Edge Read Aloud (text-to-speech) in the Brightspace quiz tool. Currently, Read Aloud will only read the question number and possible answers, but not the question itself, as shown in attached screenshot: I believe Edge Read Aloud used to be able to read the question. Does anyone have…
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Hi @Carin Headrick, I'm just wondering if we should have a meeting request in our calendars for...
Hi @Carin Headrick, I'm just wondering if we should have a meeting request in our calendars for this coming Thursday? Thank you! Stacey
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Technology changes fast! Older versions of our product may not bring the best experience in the...
Technology changes fast! Older versions of our product may not bring the best experience in the latest Brightspace quiz environments. For your students and educators to have the best possible experience, you are highly encouraged to move to the latest version of webReader. Upgrading can be done with a simple request, and…
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Hi All,
I would like to join this group! Please send me along meeting information!
Mary
Hi All,I would like to join this group! Please send me along meeting information!Mary
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Question for the group. What is the expected behaviour for screen readers in Brightspace HTML...
Question for the group. What is the expected behaviour for screen readers in Brightspace HTML areas (e.g. Module or Unit descriptions) when encountering an image that has been marked as decorative (alt="")? In testing with NVDA and JAWS in the Description area of a Unit in the New Content Experience, we noticed that the…
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Hi. I just wanted to pass on the link to the "Metacognitive Teaching and Learning Strategies"...
Hi. I just wanted to pass on the link to the "Metacognitive Teaching and Learning Strategies" course if you wanted to check it out beforehand.The course is available on the Brightspace Community website at https://community.desire2learn.com/d2l/home/17441. Please log in with your Community account and browse through the…
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Hi. Sorry for the long pause in posting the recording. I was waiting for the deck. I still don't...
Hi. Sorry for the long pause in posting the recording. I was waiting for the deck. I still don't have it, but I figured I'd post this anyway. The recording is at https://d2l.zoom.us/rec/share/qAxWjUbwnieqAesb6c4A0IIHHAYUAbU0q10vR7kIk4_qSeuApcbBnV5SRG5Vq3Z8.Dcz3vJUMi-cQs7ht And the files are attached. Enjoy. I'll post the…
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Apologies for sending this late, and also for changing the date. This is just a one-time shift...
Apologies for sending this late, and also for changing the date. This is just a one-time shift of date to make sure our speaker could come. In case the date information gets broken or goes missing, it is June 3 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.We have Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai here to speak to us again. Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai will be presenting…
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Thanks to everyone who came and shared ideas yesterday! That session was amazing! The link to...
Thanks to everyone who came and shared ideas yesterday! That session was amazing! The link to the recording is below. https://d2l.zoom.us/rec/share/JWk2zny5XKar6gto__U06EHSRWce_JsFv9QBoFOWMarb8MB9JNVt03JZrHC8t2C1.uruypNNZ46vVuZSg But I have also uploaded all the chat and transcript files...in case you're on the hunt for a…
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It's time for another AIG meeting. Still having list troubles, so you might get a few copies....
It's time for another AIG meeting. Still having list troubles, so you might get a few copies. Apologies. In case of calendar invite breakage, it's on April 7 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight time.The practice of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) helps enhance inclusivity in teaching and learning. Even instructors who are…
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Hello Accessibility Interest Group! We really appreciate your valued participation during the...
Hello Accessibility Interest Group! We really appreciate your valued participation during the March AIG meeting. As promised, we took away from the meeting, the very interesting, questions raised. Please find below responses that the subject matter experts have come back with. We appreciate the continued patience and look…
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Today's meeting was a good mix of presentation and discussion. I always come away from the...
Today's meeting was a good mix of presentation and discussion. I always come away from the monthly meeting feeling energized and ready to tackle accessibility anew. In terms of the comment today "I don't want to be the only voice..."; this group would be a great place to continue discussions or begin new ones. I see that…
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This is the last time you might get this, I promise!
First, I apologize for the list-related...
This is the last time you might get this, I promise!First, I apologize for the list-related problems we've been having since November. I'm working on fixing it, but until I do, I'm going to have to get creative. Apologies to anyone who gets this message twice. Also, apologies to the digest people because this message is so…
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Hi everyone, and I hope 2022 is starting off healthy and safe.
We are building an area of the...
Hi everyone, and I hope 2022 is starting off healthy and safe.We are building an area of the Brightspace Community where people can come and learn about accessibility, or find accessibility-related resources that they need rather than having to hunt around everywhere. To this end, we made a survey and we hope we can get…
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Sorry I'm slow to get these up, but they're here.
Carin
Sorry I'm slow to get these up, but they're here.Carin