Desire2learn Accessibility Interest Group: Teleconference Details

Teleconference details

• Date: Thu, 01 Apr, 2010
• Time:
  • 8 AM (Pacific)
  • 9 AM (Mountain)
  • 10 AM (Central)
  • 11 AM (Eastern)
  • 3 PM (UTC)
• Duration: 1 hr

Agenda

• Overview of accessibility changes in Learning Environment 9.0
• 2010 project planning
• Screen Reader Accessibility Video (Search Desire2Learn Accessibility on YouTube)

Minutes

New accessibility features in 9.0

• Improved navbars. No longer use frames, resize nicely
• Better skip navigation
• More select boxes/context menus for selecting items. (Using ARIA)
• Improvement to Quizzes, Surveys and Self Assessments to improve navigation by keyboard and assistive technologies (Client usability issue)
• New location for discussion post attachments to make them easier to locate (Client usability issue)
• More cross-tool shortcuts
• Improved inline help, terminology based on client feedback
• More ARIA support

2010 planning

• Continue adding ARIA support
• Review ATAG objectives
• Share/promote HTML Templates
• Create more accessibility videos

Feedback on Screen Reader Accessibility Video

• good basic video
• would be nice if it explained why certain shortcuts are used better
• production quality could be better
• need videos for other ATs/disabilities

Participants

• Janna Cameron, Desire2Learn
• Sandra Earl, Desire2Learn Incorporated
• Kyle Mackie, University of Guelph
• Ken Petri, Ohio State University Web Accessibility Center
• Sherry Lindquist