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From: Catherine Roy
Date: Wed, Sep 18 2019 9:13PM
Subject: accessibility of dokeos elearning platform
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Hi,
Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with the elearning platform
dokeos? Does it offer any accessibility?
https://www.dokeos.com
Thanks,
Catherine
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Catherine Roy
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From: Pratik Patel
Date: Thu, Sep 19 2019 8:18AM
Subject: Re: accessibility of dokeos elearning platform
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Hello Catherine,
We evaluated this platform for a client a few months ago. We found
significant concerns regarding the platform and its ability to generate
accessible content including videos with captioning. While I can't share the
entire set of results, I can tell you that the summary was conclusive enough
for us to recommend that our client not use this platform for employee
training.
Regards,
Pratik
From: Catherine Roy
Date: Thu, Sep 19 2019 8:31AM
Subject: Re: accessibility of dokeos elearning platform
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Thank you so much Pratik, this is exactly the kind of feedback I'm looking for. My initial testing of the platform gave me concerns. Unfortunately, it would seem that those concerns are founded.
Thanks again!
Catherine
--Catherine Roywww.catherine-roy.net
On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 10:21 AM -0400, "Pratik Patel" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
Hello Catherine,
We evaluated this platform for a client a few months ago. We found
significant concerns regarding the platform and its ability to generate
accessible content including videos with captioning. While I can't share the
entire set of results, I can tell you that the summary was conclusive enough
for us to recommend that our client not use this platform for employee
training.
Regards,
Pratik
From: Catherine Roy
Date: Thu, Sep 19 2019 8:38AM
Subject: Re: accessibility of dokeos elearning platform
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Hi again Pratik,
One follow-up question to this, if I may. Considering your vast knowledge in accessibility, what e-learning platforms would you recommend? Which ones support best accessibility? And if anyone else wants to chime in here, the more the merrier.
Thanks!
Catherine
--Catherine Roywww.catherine-roy.net
On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 10:21 AM -0400, "Pratik Patel" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
Hello Catherine,
We evaluated this platform for a client a few months ago. We found
significant concerns regarding the platform and its ability to generate
accessible content including videos with captioning. While I can't share the
entire set of results, I can tell you that the summary was conclusive enough
for us to recommend that our client not use this platform for employee
training.
Regards,
Pratik
From: Steve Green
Date: Thu, Sep 19 2019 8:48AM
Subject: Re: accessibility of dokeos elearning platform
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We have tested lots of e-learning platforms, mostly for small organisations. The accessibility has ranged from terrible to appalling. I can't think of any that our clients fixed to the level that I could recommend them.
We have also evaluated some from large organisations, like Articulate, and they were every bit as bad if not worse.
Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd
From: Karlen Communications
Date: Thu, Sep 19 2019 11:51AM
Subject: Re: accessibility of dokeos eLearning platform
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I recommend D2L aka Desire 2 Learn as they have a long commitment to
accessibility. I belong to their monthly accessibility discussion group and
years ago when they were first moving into accessibility, did a day long
workshop on accessible UI. What impressed me was (and still does) is that
once I pointed out accessibility barriers, went for coffee and came back,
their developers had most of them fixed for the next release. They are
always open to accessibility suggestions and often have accessibility
sessions at their annual user conference.
Unfortunately my academic institution is moving from D2L to Canvas and I'm a
bit nervous about it but hear that Canvas does have an accessibility group
and is interested in improving accessibility.
Another LMS that is working on accessibility and has the ALLY add-in to help
students access inaccessible content, is Blackboard.
These are the top three LMS's and I would rank D2L first with Canvas and
Blackboard tied for second. D2L includes accessibility for those of us
instructors with disabilities as well as students with disabilities while
most other LMS are still focused on students with disabilities which leaves
those of us who are teaching out of the accessibility loop.
I'm anxious to see how accessible the teacher/instructor UI is with Canvas.
BGTW, Canvas Bridge for Teams which is a by product LMS for business is
horrible in terms of accessibility for everyone.
Cheers, Karen
From: Catherine Roy
Date: Thu, Sep 19 2019 7:44PM
Subject: Re: accessibility of dokeos elearning platform
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Hi Steve,
I hear you. What about aTutor[1] though? Has anyone stepped up to take
over[2] from Greg Gay? Last update was over a year ago.
Best,
Catherine
[1] (https://atutor.github.io/)
[2] https://atutor.github.io/2017/12/12/second-post.html
On 2019-09-19 10:48 a.m., Steve Green wrote:
> We have tested lots of e-learning platforms, mostly for small organisations. The accessibility has ranged from terrible to appalling. I can't think of any that our clients fixed to the level that I could recommend them.
>
> We have also evaluated some from large organisations, like Articulate, and they were every bit as bad if not worse.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>
>
From: Catherine Roy
Date: Thu, Sep 19 2019 7:47PM
Subject: Re: accessibility of dokeos eLearning platform
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Thank you very much for all this info, Karen. Very useful and much
appreciated.
Best,
Catherine
On 2019-09-19 1:51 p.m., Karlen Communications wrote:
> I recommend D2L aka Desire 2 Learn as they have a long commitment to
> accessibility. I belong to their monthly accessibility discussion group and
> years ago when they were first moving into accessibility, did a day long
> workshop on accessible UI. What impressed me was (and still does) is that
> once I pointed out accessibility barriers, went for coffee and came back,
> their developers had most of them fixed for the next release. They are
> always open to accessibility suggestions and often have accessibility
> sessions at their annual user conference.
>
> Unfortunately my academic institution is moving from D2L to Canvas and I'm a
> bit nervous about it but hear that Canvas does have an accessibility group
> and is interested in improving accessibility.
>
> Another LMS that is working on accessibility and has the ALLY add-in to help
> students access inaccessible content, is Blackboard.
>
> These are the top three LMS's and I would rank D2L first with Canvas and
> Blackboard tied for second. D2L includes accessibility for those of us
> instructors with disabilities as well as students with disabilities while
> most other LMS are still focused on students with disabilities which leaves
> those of us who are teaching out of the accessibility loop.
>
> I'm anxious to see how accessible the teacher/instructor UI is with Canvas.
>
> BGTW, Canvas Bridge for Teams which is a by product LMS for business is
> horrible in terms of accessibility for everyone.
>
> Cheers, Karen
>
>