CN Site Accessibility Roadmap 2023
Vendor/Product Information
Vendor Name |
CourseNetworking |
Product Name |
CourseNetworking LMS and ePortfolio |
Product Version |
v5 |
Completion Date |
Jan 11, 2023 |
Contact Name/Title |
Conor Marley |
Contact Email/Phone |
help@coursnetworking.com |
Specific Issues
Issue Description |
Current Status (Open, Closed, I/P)See Note |
Disposition (Planned, Deferred, I/P)See Note |
Remediation Timeline |
Available Work-arounds |
Product |
Comments |
Improve contrast of Post/Poll/Event form placeholder text |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Darker shade of gray for placeholder text |
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Improve contrast and accessibility for Edit button on Home page profile |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Darker shade for icon, viewable without hover state |
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Improve text contrast on CN Dropbox navigation tabs |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Higher contrast needed between tab background and text |
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Improve contrast on CN course settings gear icons |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Darken gear icons for higher contrast |
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Improve contrast on information icons on CN |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Darken background of icon to contrast with white background |
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Improve contrast on multimedia selection buttons on post creation form |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Darken text to contrast with gray background |
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Improve contrast of placeholder text on ePortfolio |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
ePortfolio |
Darken placeholder text to improve contrast |
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All error messages to not instruct user of exact format for that form field |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Manual review and refinement of all error messages is being conducted |
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User cannot add ALT text to images |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
ALT text UI is being developed for image description addition |
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Screen reader navigation in Pathway courses takes users to unintended pages |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Fix is in progress to keep consistent navigation in browser |
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User is not taken to the top of the new page when navigation lessons in a Pathway course |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
This issue has been resolved and users start at the top of the page on a new lesson, will be pushed to live site. |
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Some quiz answer options are not read by a screen reader correctly |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Dropdown answers need to be read by screen reader after question is read out |
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Issue with selecting local file on screen reader file upload prompt |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Screen reader navigation needs to be logical and in order |
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Buttons not always identified by screen readers as buttons |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Buttons need to be correctly labeled as such by system |
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Quiz questions that have not been answered are not always identified by screen reader |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Icon describing that a question has been answer should be read by screen readers |
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Quiz questions labels (Question 1, Question 2, etc) are not headers and are diff |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
This has been fixed and question titles are now H3 elements, will be pushed to live site |
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ePortfolio navigation menu is not part of the <main> element |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
ePortfolio |
This issue has been fixed and is now in the main element, will be pushed to live site |
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Navigation skip is labeled “jump to main” rather than the normal “skip to main” |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
ePortfolio |
The wording has been changed, will be pushed to live site |
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“Skip to sidebar menu” is not necessary with <main> changes |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
ePortfolio |
Removed, will be pushed to live site |
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“+” icons are read by screen reader unnecessarily |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
ePortfolio |
Fixed, “+” icons are now skipped by screen reader, will be pushed to live site. |
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Placeholder text read by screen reader in Bio in Headline is repetitive and not descriptive |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
ePortfolio |
Fixed with more descriptive text, will be pushed to live site. |
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Buttons and links are not consistently categorized on ePortfolio |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
ePortfolio |
Items that are buttons and links will be labeled appropriately and consistently |
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Form fields are not verified as field or empty by screen reader, as document uploading is. |
Closed |
Planned |
May 31, 2022 |
ePortfolio |
Feedback to screen readers on form fields need to be validated consistently. |
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Retain homepage functionality at 200% text resize |
Closed |
Planned |
June 30, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Homepage under manual review to ensure functionality at 200% text resize |
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Retain CN Classic Course functionality at 200% text resize |
Closed |
Planned |
June 30, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Classic Course under manual review to ensure functionality at 200% text resize |
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Retain CN Pathway Course functionality at 200% text resize |
Closed |
Planned |
June 30, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Classic Pathway under manual review to ensure functionality at 200% text resize |
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Retain ePortfolio functionality at 200% text resize |
Closed |
Planned |
June 30, 2022 |
ePortfolio |
ePortfolio under manual review to ensure functionality at 200% text resize |
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Retain CN Post functionality at 200% text resize |
Closed |
Planned |
June 30, 2022 |
CN Post |
CN Post under manual review to ensure functionality at 200% text resize |
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CN does not have the ability for user to upload video transcript alongside audio-video media |
Closed |
Planned |
June 30, 2022 |
User can provide text description or upload text file alongside audio file with transcript |
CN LMS |
Allow users to add description and/or suggest they upload transcript with the video |
Videos do not have automatic closed captions |
I/P |
Deferred |
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User can provide text description or upload text file alongside video file with transcript |
CN LMS |
WCAG lists automatic CC as "do not meet user needs or accessibility requirements, unless they are confirmed to be fully accurate". We are unable to ensure accuracy, thus this project has been deferred for now. |
There is no HTML user manual for screen reader users |
Closed |
Deferred |
|
The site is laid out logically according to WCAG operability standards, and is searchable and filterable with a screen reader. |
ePortfolio |
HTML is developed using WCAG standards. |
VoiceOver: course settings menu role is mislabeled |
Closed |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
Classic Course |
Updated menu role from complementary to navigation | |
VoiceOver: calendar/date inputs are not accessible |
Open |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Allowing screen reader to access calendar popup menu | |
VoiceOver: some tooltips are not accessible |
Closed |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Allowed screen reader to read entire tooltip | |
VoiceOver: delete option on quiz question editing is not accessible |
Open |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Allowing screen reader to read delete multiple choice option button | |
VoiceOver: some table HTML attributes are mislabeled |
Open |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Updating table attribute to table from div element | |
VoiceOver: focus jumps after adding quiz question |
Open |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Changing focus to the "Add a New Question" button | |
VoiceOver: focus jumps after awarding a badge |
Open |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Changing focus to the selected badge | |
VoiceOver: search feature in badge awarding is not accessible |
Open |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
CN LMS |
Allowing screen reader to fully read auto-updating results | |
VoiceOver: show button/dropdown on homepage is not accessible |
Open |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
Classic Course |
Allowing screen reader to easily access this menu | |
VoiceOver: delete question button on Edit Quiz page is not accessible |
Open |
Planned |
December 31, 2022 |
Classic Course |
Allowing screen reader to read button as "delete question" |
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Back / Next button in Pathway Courses can be missed by younger students |
I/P |
I/P |
|
Pathway Course |
Feedback from client about student use of Pathway course. Will research. |
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Seeing entire course activity list can overwhelm cognitive load of younger users |
I/P |
I/P |
|
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Feedback from client about student use of Pathway course. Will research. |
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Microsoft Immersive Reader review of Pathway course |
Open |
Planned |
Jan 31, 2023 |
|
Suggested technology to review accessibility with, will review. |
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TextHelp SpeechStream review of Pathway course |
|
Deferred |
Jan 31, 2023 |
|
TextHelp SpeechStream is a paid product only. |
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Review font accessibility for users with dyslexia |
Closed |
Planned |
Jan 9, 2023 |
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Determined that CN font, Open Sans, is helpful for dyslexia by being a sans serif font. |
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Review page spacing, density, and white space for users with dyslexia |
Closed |
Planned |
Jan 31, 2023 |
|
Improved whitespace for readability in Pathway courses |
Note:
Current Status:
- Open: The issue has not yet been resolved
- Closed: The issue has already been resolved
- I/P: The issue is currently under investigation
Disposition:
- Planned: The issue will be resolved
- Deferred: The issue will not be resolved
- I/P: The issue is currently under investigation
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