Accessibility

PlayPosit 3.0 VPATs
PlayPosit accessibility roadmap
Player keyboard shortcuts
1. Accessing the rich text editor
2. Keyboard shortcuts for the player
What will be read out by the screen reader
Add alternative text for the image
Add alternative text for the equation
Adjust font size with headers
Add captions to the Bulb
Show point value on the Monitor page
Demo screencast for PlayPosit's accessibility features

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.

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.

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

What will be read out by the screen reader?

All the information, buttons, and interactions that appear on the screen will be read out by the screen reader.

Add alternative text for the image

After uploading the image with the rich text editor, instructors can enter the alternative text in the Image description section. The alternative text will be read out for the learners using a screen reader and will also display to the learners if the image fails to load.

Note: When adding images to a playlist, instructors will not be able to enter the image description. Instead, the screen reader will read out the image's file name. Please change the file name to the desired alternative text before uploading it to the playlist.

Add alternative text for the equation

When entering the equation with the equation editor, please replace the text in the Label section with the alternative text for this equation. The screen reader will read out the alternative text.

Adjust font size with headers

Highlight the text, and click on the triple dots icon on the rich text editor.
Select Format, Formats, Headers, and pick the font size that will best meet the needs for this interaction.

Add captions to the Bulb

Please see this article for more information on adding and editing captions in PlayPosit.

Show point value on the monitor page.

Besides using color codes to distinguish correct and incorrect answers, instructors can turn on the point value to make the monitor page more accessible.

To show the point value on this page, please click on the Filter on the top right, check the Show points values for responses option, and click on Filter.