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Some guidelines for making content accessible
Updated onArticleSakai uses a single consistent Rich Text Editor within tools where text can be added. The Rich Text Editor is based on the most recent stable version of the CKEditor.
When creating content using the Rich Text Editor, it is important to follow the core guidelines below so as to ensure that the content can be read and understood by as many users as possible.
Creating well-structured and accessible content is a best practice that ensures content is compatible with assistive devices (such as screen readers), and robust enough to be copied and pasted in other contexts. Making content accessible is also a legal requirement.
The technical measure of accessibility for a web-based resource is the WCAG 2.0 standard from the W3C. The requirements of the WCAG 2.0 are summarized in the four-letter acronym POUR:
- Perceivable — Information must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.
- Operable — User interface components, navigation and structure must be operable.
- Understandable — Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable, and structural elements should be used in a meaningful way.
- Robust — Content must be robust enough so that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of technologies, including assistive technologies.
These relatively simple considerations make a big difference when applied to creating content. The W3C provides more information in their Introduction to Understanding WCAG 2.0.
Digital Accessibility Guide Sakai Accessibility
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Accessible and inaccessible content: An overview
Updated onArticleEverybody experiences the world, including content they access on the internet, in their own way. How individuals experience content on the internet can be vastly different depending on the computer or device and size of the screen on which they view it, and how they interact with it.
For example, while some people read text and interpret images they view, others use assistive technology to listen to content using a screen reader. Meanwhile, some people click on links using a mouse or similar device, while others navigate using a keyboard or by tapping on touch screens.
Improving the accessibility of content is about reducing basic barriers to comprehension, such as providing alternative text for images, so that those who cannot see the images can grasp their meaning. Similarly, making captions or transcript text available for a video file can make it accessible to someone who cannot hear audio.
For more technical information about making content accessible, see Some guidelines for making content more accessible.
Digital Accessibility Guide Sakai Accessibility
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Structuring documents to be more accessible
Updated onArticleOrganizing a page with helpful titles and headings creates an outline that helps your audience access the most important information more quickly and easily.
Assistive technology users rely heavily on page titles and headings to navigate complex content. Structuring complex content will help users parse it as well. Headings allow users to move from one part of a document to another without using a mouse. Additionally, screen readers will interpret headings for those who use them.
For this reason, headings should not be used for typographical effects. To increase or decrease the font size of large blocks of text, use the Normal Paragraph Format and select a new Font size from the Size menu, or use Styles.
Digital Accessibility Guide Sakai Accessibility
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How background and text color affect accessibility
Updated onArticleMany users will have visual impediments that will require good contrast in the documents you are producing. The best way to help these users is to make sure that the contrast between the background and foreground has a ratio of 4.5:1 or higher. Leaving the defaults of the editor intact is best - black text on white, with a ratio of 21:1.
Digital Accessibility Guide Sakai Accessibility
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How do I use Polling?
Updated onArticleThe polling feature for meetings allows you to create single choice or multiple choice questions for your meetings. During your meeting, you will be able to launch the poll and gather the responses from your attendees. Once the meeting ends, you may also download a polling report. Polls can be conducted anonymously if you do not wish to collect participant information with poll results.
Zoom Guide Sakai Integration
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How do I set-up Office Hours for all my Sakai courses using the same meeting room?
Updated onArticleFor online office hours, you may want all students, regardless of their course, to enter the same meeting room. A single meeting room can be added to all course sites that provide students with a direct link into the same Zoom meeting.
Zoom Guide Sakai Integration
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How do I upload a Zoom recording to Panopto?
Updated onArticleIt is important to review the Guidelines for Recording Students during Online Classes before uploading and sharing any recordings.
Zoom Guide Sakai Integration
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How do I schedule a Zoom meeting within Sakai?
Updated onArticleThere is a Sakai-Zoom integration that allows you to create a Zoom meeting link in your Sakai site. All members of the Sakai site will be able to access the link for an online synchronous session.
Zoom Guide Sakai Integration
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How do I make my Zoom meetings more secure?
Updated onArticleZoom provides the ability for each user to customize their meeting and user settings based on their specific needs and contexts, including for a class, a training, or administrative meeting.
Zoom Guide Adjusting Default Settings
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How do I allow someone to schedule on my behalf?
Updated onArticleScheduling privileges allows a user to schedule meetings on your behalf. Upon scheduling the meeting, you will become the host of the meeting and not the individual who is scheduling. To add someone as an alternative host, and keep the host as the person who is scheduling the meeting, please see How do I add an alternative host to my meeting room.
Zoom Guide Adjusting Default Settings