Accessibility Report Glossary
The accessibility glossary is your quick reference for understanding your accessibility report that lists the items which may keep your course from meeting WCAG 2.2 compliance. This includes key terms, error codes and their meanings. Each possible accessibility concern is listed below and linked to their associated step by step instructions.
Brightspace Accessibility
BRSP : Alternative Descriptions
Images in the Brightspace page do not have alternative text.
BRSP: Audio Descriptions
An audio recording in Brightspace does not have captions and/or a descriptive text.
BRSP: Captioning & Transcripts
A video shared or embedded on Brightspace does not have captions.
BRSP: Color Contrast
The text, foreground, and background colors on this page do not have enough contrast.
BRSP: Headings
Headings are out of order, which mix up the order of the Screen Reader.
BRSP: Lists
The organization of the list is unclear and could lead to errors with a Screen Reader.
BRSP: Tables
The table does not have headings for either the rows or columns and/or lacks a table name.
BRSP: Unit Cover
The Unit or lesson cover has body text, which cannot be read by a Screen Reader.
Document Accessibility
Slide Deck: Slide Layouts
The organization of text is unclear and could lead to errors with screen reader.
Document: Headings
Headings are out of order, which can mix up the order or Screen Reader.
Document: Alternative Descriptions
Images in the Word document do not have alternative text. Graphs, like those produced by Excel, are converted to images in Word documents. These graphs require alt-text and a descriptive caption.
Document: Color Contrast
The text, foreground, and background colors on this Word document do not have enough contrast.
Document: Lists
The organization of the list is unclear and could lead to errors wth a Screen Reader.
Document: Tables
The table does not have headings for either the rows or columns and/or lacks a table name
Document: Tables
The table does not have headings for either the rows or columns and/or lacks a table name
Audio & Video Accessibility
Document: Tables
The table does not have headings for either the rows or columns and/or lacks a table name
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