Accessibility Enhancements - March 2023

With this release, the following accessibility enhancements have been included:

• Color Contrast and Visual Cue Improvements
• Improvements for Screen Readers
• Improvements to Keyboard Navigation and Browser Focus

Color Contrast and Visual Cue Improvements

The following color contrast and visual cue improvements have been made:

• Curriculum Training Details Page - The text color for options in the Details column is updated. This will be released in a future release.
• Global Search Page -
  • The text that is displayed in search filters when the filters are empty (e.g., Subjects, Providers) is updated. This will be released in a future release.
  • The Refine Your Search heading text color is updated. This will be released in a future release.
• Global Search from Navigation - When using the Global Search field in the navigation, the text color for the headings inside the predictive search (e.g., Training, People) is updated. This will be released in a future release.
• Learning Detail Pages -
  • In the Action card in the upper-right corner of the page, the actions are separated by "Or" and a horizontal line. The color of these items is updated.
  • The Show More, Show Less, and Subjects links now have an underline to provide visual cues.
• Transcript: Request Exemption Pop-up - A description is added to the Request Exemption pop-up to explain that fields with an asterisk are mandatory. This will be released in a future release.
• Transcript: Print Transcript Page - When previewing the Print Transcript page, the header color for the table is updated. This will be released in a future release.

Improvements for Screen Readers

The following improvements have been made for screen readers:

• Learner Home -
  • Certain decorative images are no longer read by screen readers.
  • In the Your Playlists section, the links for Created, Followers, and Followed are more descriptive for screen readers.
  • The carousel pagination buttons are more descriptive for screen readers.
  • In the User Profile area, the Your Languages visual label and the label read by the screen reader now match.
  • The screen reader now reads the correct label for the Learning Search field.
  • The Options menu for trainings on carousels are now more accessible by screen readers.
  • The screen reader better recognizes and announces updates to data on the Your Subjects flyout.
• Learning Search - In the Filters panel, the Reset link visual label and the label read by the screen reader now match.
• ILT Event Details - An alt image tag was removed from a decorative image.

Improvements to Keyboard Navigation and Browser Focus

The following improvements have been made to keyboard navigation and browser focus:

• Learner Home - Background items no longer receive keyboard focus when the Create Playlist modal is present.
• Learning Search - Hidden elements no longer receive browser focus in the filter. This will be released in a future release.
• Transcript: Print Transcript Page - A duplicate Print button is removed. This will be released in a future release.
• Online Class Learning Details Pages - The browser focus is now more prominent under Prework and Postwork.
• Learning Details Pages - The browser focus is now more prominent for the options under the main drop-down

How Does this Enhancement Benefit My Organization?

Enhancements to accessibility allow all users of the platform to utilize features and functionality, regardless of the ability to use a standard computing device.

Implementation

This functionality is automatically enabled for all organizations using the Learning module.