Accessibility Enhancements - March 2024

With this enhancement, Cornerstone CSX has made accessibility enhancements to empower users with disabilities by providing an inclusive and seamless user experience, enhancing their ability to access, understand, and interact with our digital content effectively.

The following accessibility enhancements are included:

  • Keyboard Accessibility Support - Significant strides have been made to bolster the user experience for everyone. We've introduced Keyboard Accessibility Support, ensuring users can efficiently navigate and interact with our application without relying on a mouse.
  • Improvements to Screen Reader Support - Considerable improvements have been made to our Screen Reader Support, optimizing the way information is conveyed to blind or low-vision users
  • Color Contrast Enhancements - Recognizing the importance of visual clarity, enhancements have been made to our color contrast, making it easier for individuals with color vision deficiencies to discern content
  • Semantic HTML Improvements - By refining our use of Semantic HTML, we've not only made our application more comprehensible for assistive technologies but also streamlined the overall user experience
  • Support with Dragon Speech Recognition Software
  • Reporting 2.0 - Accessibility Enhancements

Search Preferences

In Search Preferences, the following enhancements were made:

  • Added descriptive text for buttons
  • Fixed the following Focus Order issues:
    • Non-interactive element received keyboard focus
    • Focus did not move to the triggering element
    • Focus was not set onto modal dialog
  • Added grouping for form controls
  • Added keyboard support for interactive elements
  • Added landmark labels

Playlists

When viewing a playlist, the following enhancements were made:

  • Fixed the following Screen Reader issues:
    • Viewing a Playlist did not produce intuitive results using the JAWS screen reader
    • Incomplete page title
    • The currently selected link was only communicated visually
    • Redundant alternative text for image links
    • The screen reader announced unnecessary content
    • Identical label for combo box
    • Role was defined inappropriately
    • Label was not defined for navigation landmark
    • Decorative icon was not hidden
    • Description list was not declared
  • Fixed the heading structure
  • Fixed the following Focus Order issues:
    • Focus moved inappropriately
    • Modal dialog did not trap the screen reader's focus
  • Removed unnecessary grouping
  • Fixed an inappropriately defined role

Playlist Preferences

In Playlist Preferences, the following enhancements were made:

  • Fixed an incomplete page title
  • Defined a heading
  • Fixed the following Screen Reader issues:
    • The accessible name did not match the visual label
    • Aria attribute was defined incorrectly
    • Button labels were incomplete

Learning Search

In Learning Search, the following enhancements were made:

  • Fixed the following Screen Reader issues:
    • The Star Rating was inaccessible for all users
    • Role was defined inappropriately
    • The Aria role was defined incorrectly
    • Link text was not defined for the Home link
    • Decorative icon was not hidden
    • The screen reader announced unnecessary content
    • Current page state was not defined
  • Fixed missing labels for actions combo box

Learner Home Preferences

In Learner Home Preferences, the following enhancements were made:

  • Improved color contrast for text
  • Fixed the focus for the Select an image button
  • Fixed the following Focus Order issues:
    • Non-interactive elements received focus
    • Focus moved inappropriately
    • Focus did not remain on the activated checkbox
  • Fixed the following Screen Reader issues:
    • Missing heading markup
    • The screen reader did not announce a character countdown for the input field
    • Missing labels for the expand buttons
    • Decorative icons were not hidden
    • A title existed on non-interactive elements
    • Inappropriate page titles
    • Incomplete labels for buttons
    • Dynamically updated content was not updated
    • Unnecessary alt was provided for decorative images
    • Identical label for Restore and Enabled buttons
  • Fixed the following Grouping issues:
    • No legend was provided
    • Missing grouping of radio buttons
  • Fixed the accessible labels to match the visual labels

Learning Assignment Tool

In the Learning Assignment Tool, the following enhancements were made:

  • Fixed the following Focus Order issues:
    • The focus did not move to the error field
    • The focus did not move to the Close control after selecting All users
    • The focus did not move to the first interactive control of the Filter screen
    • The focus landed on the entire screen after selecting the User Criteria control
  • Fixed the screen reader to announce error messages

ILT Facility and Resources

In the ILT Facility and Resources, the following enhancements were made:

  • Fixed the screen reader focus upon activating the View active vendors only checkbox, the list of items in a combo box, and the Previous and Next links
  • Fixed the screen reader to properly announce the Next and Previous links

Extended Enterprise

Throughout Extended Enterprise, the following enhancements were made:

  • When checking out in the Shopping Cart, the contrast ratio of text elements is fixed
  • When viewing the Order History, the focus highlighting is fixed
  • In the Shopping Cart Options drop-down, non-descriptive links are fixed
  • In the Order History, labeled form elements

Connect

Throughout Connect, the following enhancements were made:

  • Fixed the following Color Contrast issues:
    • Improved color contrast for the error message when a community member replies to a posting
    • Improved color contrast for the Delete option for an Expert post
    • Improved color contrast for the text in an Expert post
  • Added a distinct style for the Add a file link when a community member replies to a post
  • Associated the error message with the input fields when an administrator is adding a community
  • Fixed the following Focus Order issues:
    • When creating a posting and adding tags, the focus moved inappropriately
    • When deleting a posting, the focus did not move to the triggering element
    • When viewing a posting, identical text existed for the More options link
  • Fixed the incorrect placement of a label for instructions when adding a community
  • Ensured IDs are unique for active elements on the main page of a community
  • Fixed the following Screen Reader issues:
    • An inappropriate label appeared for a landmark when a visitor was viewing a posting
    • Alt text was all white space when a visitor was viewing a posting
    • The selected state was not defined when adding a posting and adding tags as a community member
    • The role was not defined when adding a posting as a community member
    • The labeling was unclear on reply windows when replying to a discussion posting
    • As a community expert, the Like link did not have descriptive text
    • As a community expert, there were identical and non-descriptive labels for buttons
    • As a community expert, the alt text was all white space
    • As a community expert, there was no link text
    • As a community expert, the Aria attribute used an incompatible element

Implementation

This functionality is automatically enabled for all organizations.

This functionality is not available during UAT.