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Re: E-Learning accessibility testing -- resources needed

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From: Dona Patrick
Date: Oct 23, 2018 8:33AM

Mikolaj,

Thanks for your reply.

They say to treat them like e-learning courses.

Dona

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 10:27 AM Mikołaj Rotnicki < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In my opinion if you access this e-Learning courses via web (web browser)
> they should be treated like websites/webapplications in terms of
> accessibility check.
>
> Do your developers suggest how you should treat them? Like what?
>
> Regards
> ---
> Mikołaj Rotnicki
>
>
> wt., 23 paź 2018 o 16:18 Dona Patrick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > napisał(a):
>
> > Good Morning,
> >
> > I'm being asked, more and more often, to test the accessibility of
> > e-learning courses. I've been treating them like Web applications which
> > have turned up many accessibility issues but the developers are pushing
> > back saying I cannot treat them like Web sites or applications.
> >
> > For example one module has links that open small HTML windows that define
> > the word that was the link. I'd expect the next down arrow to take me to
> > the definition, but it takes a few down arrows to get to the definition.
> I
> > have failed this for "reading order". The developer tells me that it is
> > impossible to fix because of the software they are using.
> >
> > Another example is the fact that there is no way to hide extraneous text
> > from a screen reader while using the arrow keys. So an image might have
> > text which is read out of context after or before the alt text is read
> for
> > an image. This seems wrong to me.
> >
> > Can anyone provide me a resource for how to test e-learning courses for
> > accessibility?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dona
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >