At iQualify, we believe learning should be accessible to everyone. As we develop and enhance the platform, accessibility is considered throughout the design, development, and testing process.
We use assistive technologies, accessibility testing tools, and recognised accessibility standards to help ensure iQualify is usable by as many people as possible.
We're committed to accessibility
We are committed to web standards, including current accessibility standards. For all new features and enhancements, iQualify strives for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and is guided by the New Zealand Government Web Accessibility Standards. These standards help ensure that anyone with access to the internet, on any device or assistive technology, can learn with us.
The work we do to make iQualify accessible means that it's possible for people using a keyboard or assistive device to:
navigate easily around the platform
know where they are within a course or a page
have headings and content read out to them
follow links
and complete tasks and quizzes.
How we test accessibility
To help maintain accessibility standards, accessibility testing for new features and enhancements includes:
Keyboard navigation and usability
Testing with assistive technologies:
Windows Narrator
Mac VoiceOver
NVDA
Cross-device and cross-browser testing based on the devices and browsers most commonly used by our learners
Devices
Windows
Mac
Android
iPhone
Browsers
Desktop
Chrome
Edge
Safari
Mobile
Chrome
Safari
Responsive testing
iQualify is tested across a range of screen sizes, from common desktop resolutions (1920 × 1080) down to common mobile screen sizes (390 × 844).
This more closely matches the agreed testing criteria and separates responsive testing into its own section.
How authors can help to make their content accessible
You can help to make your content accessible by taking these steps for common content elements:
When embedding or linking to files for readings or additional information, make sure they can be supported by any device - PDF is best, and keep them below the maximum recommended file size of 300kb.
Add alt-text to images describing what the image portrays for use by screen readers.
Either use our inbuilt transcript option, so that people who aren't able to hear the video clearly can read the script whether online or offline, or add closed captions/subtitles to externally hosted videos, when you are certain learners won't be offline.