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The use of Siteimprove plugin in assessing the accessibility of the Moodle workspace


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The use of Siteimprove plugin in assessing the accessibility of the Moodle workspace

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    Adding the extension to the browser (Chrome used in the example)

    1. Click here to go to the Siteimprove plugin add page.
    2. Select “Add to Chrome”.
      Siteimprove Accessibility Checker add-on for Google Chrome.
    3. The browser may ask for confirmation to add the extension, then accept by pressing the “Add extension” button.
      Add an extension button in the pop-up window that asks if you want to add the Siteimprove Accessibility Checker extension.

    Checking accessibility with the Siteimprove plugin

    1. Go to the page / site whose accessibility you want to evaluate
    2. Activate the Siteimprove plugin by pressing its button in the upper right corner of the browser.
      Siteimprove Accessibility Checker button in the upper corner of the browser.
    3. After activation, the Siteimprove plugin displays the accessibility assessment results on the left side of the page. The main page of the Moodle workspace of a single module is used in the following example. The Moodle user should select the view settings according to the example in the image below.
      Accessibility Checker in use on the Moodle page. AA conformance is used as filters. Error and Review are selected for Severity. Editor is selected for Responsibility.
    4. After that, you can move on to see what type of accessibility issues the site might have. Accessibility problems are grouped by type: “Text Alternatives = (Alternative texts), Distinguishable = (Distinctiveness), Navigable (Navigability) and Compatible = (Compatibility). You can open these sub-areas and check the fault types found under them.
      Accessibility Checker in use on the Moodle page. The Issues section shows errors.
      5. When opening fault types, you can browse through the individual cases. Also included here are the possible ways to fix the problems and the related WCAG2 (accessibility directive) links.

      As an example a relevant image, which is missing an alternative text.
      More detailed information about one of the errors on the page.

    Last Updated: 2 years ago
    in Accessibility, Moodle
    Tags: accessibility, Moodle, Siteimprove
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