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About Web Accessibility at D2L
Prioritizing Web Accessibility Web accessibility refers to how easily people with disabilities can navigate and interact with websites. Disabilities may be physical, such as vision impairments including blindness or low vision, hearing impairment such as deafness, or fine motor skills difficulty; or cognitive, such as…
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Understanding site organization using assistive technology
Logging into Brightspace using assistive technology Note: Different assistive technologies have specific functionality, shortcuts, and commands. Ensure that you review the help material for your assistive technology to ensure you are getting the most benefit and assistance. By default, the Login page for Brightspace has…
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Reach every learner with Brightspace accessibility features
Accessibility Features for Screen Readers Brightspace includes features aimed at improving the usability of the system for learners using assistive technology. Design decisions that D2L uses to benefit screen reader users include the following items: * Standard page design. Similar functionality appears in the same place…
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Using assistive technology to navigate page elements
Using Landmarks with assistive technology Landmarks are waypoints that a screen reader uses to navigate a page. In general, Brightspace uses two landmarks: * The navbar has a landmark called Navigation. * The main body of all pages has a landmark called Main. Using headings and ARIA landmarks Headings and ARIA landmarks…
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Set up and use Anthology Ally (previously Blackboard Ally) to improve accessibility of courses
Anthology Ally is a content accessibility service that guides instructors on how to improve the accessibility of their course content and alter future behavior. Anthology Ally also automatically checks for accessibility issues and generates alternative accessible formats. Additionally, Anthology Ally provides…