Accessibility

Ensuring that PlayPosit is accessible to all users is a high priority for us. For details on our adherence to Section 508 standards, please refer to our Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) below. If you have additional questions, please reach out to help@playposit.org Note: PlayPosit's recommended screenreader is NVDA. JAWS and Mac VoiceOver are also supported but with some restrictions.

PlayPosit 3.0 VPATs

Below are our most recent VPATs for each microservice that align with WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 Level A-AAA and Section 508 Revised Standards.

Learner Player - link
Learner Dashboard - link
Learner Designer - link
Learner Playlist - link

PlayPosit accessibility roadmap

Click here for the most recent accessibility roadmap.

Player keyboard shortcuts

Accessing the rich text editor

To access the rich text toolbar, focus on the text area. Then press Fn + Alt + F10 (PC) or Fn + Option + F10 (Mac).

Note: This is the text editor for a discussion interaction. After using the keyboard shortcuts to access the rich text editor, press Tab to expand the second row of options by focusing on the triple dot menu and pressing Enter.

To access the expanded rich text editor toolbar, focus on the text area. Then press Fn + Alt + F9 (PC) or Fn + Option + F9 (Mac). Pressing Escape will bring the focus back to the text area.

With free-response interactions, press Tab to focus on Use rich text and press Enter.

The expanded rich text editor toolbar can be accessed using the same keyboard commands from above. The triple dot menu will be absent.

To access a list of these shortcuts at any time a learner can click the keyboard icon under a discussion or free response interaction. A pop up will appear on the screen with a list of all of the keyboard shortcuts for accessibility. The learner can hit enter or click the X icon to exit this screen at any time.

Keyboard shortcuts for the player

Note: This feature is available for all institutional users. Please reach out to your Customer Success Manager to have this feature enabled.

M	Mute/Unmute the bulb
F	Enter/Exit full-screen mode
S	Open/Close the settings menu
Spacebar	Play/Pause the bulb
Enter (PC) Return (Mac)	Play/Pause the bulb
/	Open/Close the Sidebar
Right arrow key	Fast forward the bulb by one second
Left arrow key	Rewind the bulb by one second
Hold Shift + Right arrow key	Fast forward the bulb by five seconds
Hold Shift + Left arrow key	Rewind the bulb by five seconds
Hold Command (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) + Right arrow key	Fast forward the bulb by ten seconds
Hold Command (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) + Left arrow key	Rewind the bulb by ten seconds
Up arrow key	Increase the volume
Down arrow key	Decrease the volume

Equation editor accessibility tips

Make sure to enter text into the label box for an equation so screen readers can read out the alternate text for the equation. Click here for more information on the equation editor in interactions.