Features and Enhancements that Support Accessibility #
Although Quaver resources are generally created to be presented by teachers to their students, WCAG guidelines help provide an accessible learning environment for all users. Our content already contains many features that support accessibility. These include:
Screen Controls #
- Brightness/contrast controls are available from the system settings and will not be overridden by the program
- Start/Pause/Stop buttons are available for all time-sensitive content
- Volume controls are provided to increase the audio amplitude of different tracks
- Functionality controls are consistently named and located in the same place on every screen
- When a control is activated, there are visual and audio indications the action is being taken
Screen Layouts #
- Plain language is used throughout the program
- Layouts are logically and consistently arranged
- Context and orientation language for the curriculum is provided in the Teacher Notes
- All icons and actionable buttons are large and accompanied by text, unless the control is a commonly-used standard, such as a triangle for a play button
- Color is not the sole determinant of required information
Video/Animations #
- Videos with speaking audio have closed captioning
- The “CC” button at the bottom of your video player is gray when the closed captioning is off.
- Clicking the “CC” button will turn it white, enabling closed captioning.
- Keywords are also highlighted in text in video episodes
- Animations that need explaining are also described in text
- Audio Descriptions or Time-Based Media Alternatives are available for videos
- Sing-a-long Lyrics videos are compliant with contrast requirements for on-screen lyrics and highlighting
Audio/Music Tracks #
- Lyrics are highlighted and synchronized in songs
- Visual Animations are provided
- Transcripts of audio instruction or other information are provided
Notifications #
- All notifications of correct or incorrect answers are provided both aurally and textually
- Our design minimizes unintentional actions by the user
Flashing Objects #
- No objects or animations will flash at a rate between 2Hz and 55Hz
