Moodle Collaborative Accessiblity Group. Presenter Jason Hardin Senior Product Manager Moodlerooms

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Moodle Collaborative Accessiblity Group

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Jason HardinSenior Product ManagerMoodlerooms

Agenda•Background•Groups structure •Groups goals•Moodle's accessibility policies•Managing issues•Top 10 Accessibility priorities•Getting involved

Background•Founded in 2013 by•University of Montana•University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign•North Carolina State•Moodlerooms•Moodle

•Formed because of a Department or Education OCR complaint about Moodle forums•Accessibility is not a one and done idea

Groups structure

•Region based•Promotes greater attendance in region•Focus on regional features

•Meet once a month virtually•Loose structure with leadership based on •Activity•Passion•Commitment

Group Representation

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Long Term Goal

•Make Moodle Born Accessible•Accessibility is baked into design•Focus on prototyping early with disabled users•Test accessibility at every stage before release

Short Term Goals

Identify Demonstrate Prioritize

Test Prototype Create alternatives

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WCAG 2 AA

Windows• Internet

Explorer • JAWS

iOS• Safari • Voiceover

OS X• Safari • Voiceover

Windows• Firefox • NVDA

Moodle Accessibility Policies

Managing Issues

•Regional group determine what to test in Moodle•Issues found during testing are reported in Moodle tracker•Issue reports contain the following•Document the issue•State the WCAG 2 compliance requirement not met in description•Post a video to YouTube of the issue and link to the ticket•Assign the accessibility component•Add the label MCAG

•Example of a well structured ticket (MDL-47095)

Well Structured Ticket

Top 10 Accessibility Issues1. Modals2. Expand collapse state in Moodle3. File picker4. Consistent heading structure for all pages5. Forums 6. Math equations7. Videos8. Course management9. Rubrics and Marking Guides10.File uploads

Get Involved

•Join the group at http://bit.ly/moodleaccessibility

•Attend a meeting•August 17th 12-1pm PDT•http://bit.ly/moodle-acc •Call-in number: 571-392-7703•Participant PIN: 128 637 593

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