Table of contents

• Introduction
• Learner Interface
• Administrator Tasks

Introduction

The Absorb LMS learner experience is Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 AA Compliant. This means that we conform to a series of standard guidelines for improving web accessibility for all users.  More information on these standard guidelines can be found here.

Learner Interface

In response to recent modifications to ensure WCAG compliance, it is important to note that Learners can:

• Enable or disable focus visible, or the mode of operation where the keyboard focus indicator is visible. This is displayed on the interface by the box around items when using tab.  This can be enabled or disabled by loading the learner interface and pressing tab twice  - once to skip to main content and a second to enable or disable the focus visible.

• Use the screen reader effectively with the system. It is recommend that learners use Chrome (latest version) and NVDA as their browser and screen reader combination.  You can learn more and download NVDA screen reader here.

Administrator Tasks

In response to recent modification to ensure WCAG compliance, it is important to note that:

• System Admins can configure the box color (focus visible).  To configure the focus visible box, the System Admin should go to Manage Templates.  Then go to the tab Theme and scroll down the page until you see Accessibility where you configure this box color.

• System Admins can set high contrast colors to meet the text and background contrast ratio meets the recommended ratio of at least 4.5:1. System Admins can configure a specific department (or department structure) to have a high-contrast color theme. Recommended colors are provided below.

• If Administrators want to be WCAG compliant and ensure accessibility of their content to all their users, they will need to  ensure that any content created and posted in the LMS meets the basic guidelines - such as including subtitles for your eLearning courses, properly structuring HTML within your text descriptions in course details, etc. There are many web resources that can assist you in developing WCAG compliant content and we have shared only a few below:
  • Understanding WCAG: A Quickstart Guide for E-Learning Developers provides an easy to understand overview of basic accessibility guidelines and principles
  • Alt Text for Images provides guidelines on how to create the text for images that can be reviewed by any screenreader
  • 21 Basic HTML Codes provides you with a basic understanding of simple HTML Codes needed to structure your text descriptions