Echo360 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Version 1.0 April 1, 2015 Contact for more Information: Jason Aubrey, JAubrey@echo360.com Introduction Echo360 is committed to ensuring that our platform contains no barriers for users with disabilities and is both usable and accessible. With valuable input from our customers, audit reports from DeQeue, a third party web accessibility firm, and a strong set of development and testing tools, we are able to continually advance our clients accessibility requirements. Echo360 benchmarks accessibility using two sets of standards: WCAG 2.0 issued by the World Wide Web Consortium and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act issued in the United State federal government. Key Improvements The platform adheres to proper aria labeling to be read by assistive technologies and uses designated aria roles and regions All elements are tab accessible The platform officially supports the Jaws screen reader on Windows, Internet Explorer 10 and 11 Scheduled captures have closed captioning support Scope of Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT): 1. Echo360 Student Registration Page 2. Echo360 Student Login Page 3. Echo360 Student Course Home Page 4. Echo360 - Student Class List Page 5. Echo360 - Student Classroom Page with Video Captures How the Section 508 Evaluation / VPAT document is organized: The Section 508 Evaluation Template consists of a long series of tables. The initial one, the Summary Table, is used to provide a sense of your product s overall level-of-compliance with the Section 508 Standards. Subsequently, the Section 1194.xx Tables contain the detailed subparagraphs that a Section 508 Standard is composed of. It is within these Sections 1194.xx Tables that you will define in detail how your product did or did not comply with a specific requirement. Page 1! of 7!
Criteria Summary Table Supporting Features Remarks and explanations Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems Section 1194.22 Web-based internet information and applications Not applicable with Exceptions Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products Section 1194.25Self-Contained, Closed Products Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria Section 1194.41 Information, documentation, and support. Return to the top of the page. Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet information and applications * Refer to ( http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm) for details on the guidelines listed below. Criteria (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). Supporting Features through equivalent facilitation Remarks and explanations All images that convey meaning have an appropriate ALT attributes with the exception of presentation slides viewed within the product that are uploaded by instructors. However, these presentations can be downloaded. Page 2! of 7!
(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. (c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. (d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet. (e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map. (f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape. (g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables. (h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers. (i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation (j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. (k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes. with exception Not applicable Closed captioning for scheduled captures and replay are supported. Color is not used to convey meaning. HTML is in the correct reading and tab order when CSS is disabled. No server-side image maps are used No client-side image maps are used. Row and column headers are only used within the student response component of Echo360, specifically, activity results for re ordered list questions are displayed as a table. No complex tables are used No frames exist No page contains any object that will cause a flicker. The web site complies and does not need an equivalent text-only page. Page 3! of 7!
(l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by Assistive Technology. (m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with Û1194.21(a) through (l). (n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues. (o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links. (p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. with exception with exception Elements are properly named to be read by the screen reader. Some elements are only not tab focusable inside the student classroom page, within the note pad and create question form. No plug ins are needed. All form field elements are tab accessible and use proper aria labels for elements. Additional text cues are added where necessary to make the instructions clear. Forms for student response activities are not yet fully accessible. Proper aria labeling to be read by assistive technologies is used to designate aria roles and regions No timed responses are used. Paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section are consistent with the following priority 1 Checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) (May 5 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium: Paragraph (a) - 1.1, (b) - 1.4, (c) - 2.1, (d) - 6.1, (e) - 1.2, (f) - 9.1, (g) - 5.1, (h) - 5.2, (i) - 12.1, (j) - 7.1, (k) - 11.4. Page 4! of 7!
Return to the top of the page. Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support Criteria (a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge (b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of product in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge Supporting Features Remarks and explanations The product documentation is available in HTML, Word, and PDF formats at no additional charge. Institutions are free to provide any additional format of that documentation as desired. Help videos are also posted online with closed captioning support. The product documentation is available in HTML, Word and PDF formats at no additional charge. Institutions are free to provide any additional format of that documentation as needed. (c) Support service for products shall accommodate the communication needs of endusers with disabilities with exception Support services are provided online, however, students submit support tickets direct to their campus help desk Understanding the Supporting Features column: Language Description Page 5! of 7!
with Exceptions through Equivalent Facilitation Does not Support Product FULLY meets the letter and intent of the Criteria. Product does not ENTIRELY meet the letter and intent of the Criteria, but does provides some level of access. Product provides alternative methods to meet the intent of the Criteria. Product does not meet the letter or intent of the Criteria. The Criteria does not apply to the product. Return to the top of the page. Page 6! of 7!
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