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Key: MDL-20433
Type: Sub-task Sub-task
Status: Open Open
Priority: Minor Minor
Assignee: moodle.com
Reporter: Helen Foster
Votes: 0
Watchers: 0
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Moodle
MDL-20409

"Hide" and "Show" blocks links are very verbose

Created: 05/Oct/09 08:04 PM   Updated: 05/Oct/09 08:04 PM
Component/s: Accessibility, Blocks
Affects Version/s: 1.9.5
Fix Version/s: 2.0

Participants: Helen Foster and moodle.com
Security Level: None
Affected Branches: MOODLE_19_STABLE
Fixed Branches: MOODLE_20_STABLE


 Description  « Hide
Depending on how Moodle itself and each course are configured, there will be a number of blocks on the left side of the page. Typical is a block titled "Administration," which for a student may contain two links:
  • Grades
  • Profile

Screen reader users would hear this:

Skip administration same page link. Hide administration block button. Administration heading level two. Grades link. Courses link.

Why it matters

Blind users' greatest enemy is cruft; in this case a screen reader user will hear 17 words, while a sighted user sees only three. For the blind user to be successful, all these words must be heard and interpreted.

Possible solution

In this particular case, neither of those links needs to be in this block. "Profile" is accessible elsewhere, and "Grades" belongs somewhere prominent, not in a block that can be removed.

In the general case, the utility of the "skip" and "hide" features should be evaluated. They should be kept only if their utility is high.



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