Our aim
Our goal is that Moxlearn works with a keyboard, with a screen reader, with captions and at the text size you choose. We use WCAG 2.2 level AA as our yardstick. This is a goal. It is not a statement that we have reached it.
What we have done
- Keyboard. The learning app has a “Skip to content” link. Escape closes sheets and leaves a lesson. Press ? to see the list of keyboard shortcuts.
- Shortcuts you can turn off. Single-key shortcuts (the number keys in lessons, and ?) can be switched off in the shortcuts sheet, as WCAG 2.1.4 asks.
- Captions and transcripts. Lesson videos have English captions (a WebVTT caption track), and our lesson checks refuse a video step that has no captions. A transcript is available beside or under each lesson video.
- Reduced motion. Where we use animation, such as number counts and celebrations, we check your device’s “reduce motion” setting and tone it down.
- Plain language. Lessons and pages are written for a reading level of about grade 8.
- Colour contrast. We chose text and background colours to meet the 4.5:1 ratio that WCAG AA asks for.
- Touch targets. Buttons in the learning app are designed to be at least 44 by 44 pixels.
- Forms. Form fields have visible labels, and errors are announced as alerts.
- Voice is optional. Voice typing in the prompt lab is an extra. You can always type.
- Page titles and language. Pages have titles and are marked as English.
Known gaps
- No independent audit. We have not had the site tested by an outside accessibility specialist, and we do not hold a conformance report.
- Screen reader testing is not complete. We have not yet tested every page with every common screen reader and browser.
- Videos have captions and transcripts, but no audio description track for visuals that the narration does not cover.
- Captions are in English only. Lessons are in English only.
- Some visual content, such as charts and illustrations in lessons, may not have a full text alternative yet.
- Voice typing depends on your browser. Where your browser does not support it, the button is not available.
- The admin tools, used by our team, have had less accessibility work than the learner pages.
We would rather tell you about these gaps than hide them. We plan to close them in this order: a screen reader test of the learning app, an outside review, and then audio description.
Tell us about a problem
If you cannot use part of Moxlearn, or you need something in another form, use the contact form and say it is about accessibility, or write to [to be confirmed before launch]. Tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and the browser or assistive technology you use. We will look into it and tell you what we can do.
You are not required to tell us why you need an alternative. If you do not hear back from us, please try again.
Laws and standards
Canada’s provinces have accessibility laws, such as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and the federal Accessible Canada Act applies to federally regulated bodies. In the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act is often applied to websites. Which of these apply to Moxlearn depends on facts such as our size and where our learners are. We take the intent of all of them seriously, and we do not claim to have met any of them.