This document discusses Moodle and accessibility. It introduces speakers from Neil Squire Society and Lambda Solutions who will discuss e-learning accessibility at Neil Squire Society using the Moodle platform. Information is provided on accessibility features built into Moodle like screen reader profiles and skip links. Tips are offered for course designers to make content more accessible through proper semantics and avoiding vague labels. Tools for testing accessibility are also mentioned.

1. Moodle and Accessibility

2. Your hosts today
Ryan Thomas Chad Leaman

3. Neil Squire Society
http://www.neilsquire.ca
@neilsquiresoc

4. Global Accessibility Awareness Day
http://www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org
@gbla11yday | #gaad

5. Thank You – Lambda Solutions
Lambda Solutions
http://www.lambdasolutions.net

6. Thank You – Inclusive Media
Inclusive Media and Design
http://www.inclusivemedia.ca

7. Moodle and Accessibility
http://www.moodle.org
@moodler

8. e-Learning at Neil Squire Society

9. Types of Accessibility / Disability
• Vision
• Auditory
• Cognitive
• Mobility
Graphic from Deque Systems
http://www.deque.com

10. Moodle Demo with Jaws
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDGDnLh5QVA&t=01m39s

11. Moodle and Accessibility
• Good?
• Bad?
• Trouble on horizon?

12. Accessibility built right into Moodle
• Profile: Screen Reader
• Skip links over Blocks
• Requires ALT tags for images
• Browser Zoom

13. Simple Accessibility Tests
• Select All
• Only use keyboard
• Fangs (Firefox add-on)
• WAVE toolbar

14. Course Designer Tips
• Don’t “click here.”
• Use Semantics: <li>, <h1> <h2> <h3>, <div>
• Filters are useful

15. Youtube Player Example
http://christianheilmann.com/category/youtube/

16. Neil Squire Badges

17. Text-to-Speech (Screen Reader)
https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_tts

18. Neil Squire Society
http://www.neilsquire.ca
chadl@neilsquire.ca