Moodle

META BUG: Accessibility improvements in Moodle 1.9

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 1.8, 1.9
  • Fix Version/s: 1.9
  • Component/s: Accessibility
  • Labels:
    None
  • Affected Branches:
    MOODLE_18_STABLE, MOODLE_19_STABLE
  • Fixed Branches:
    MOODLE_19_STABLE

Description

This bug is to summarise (via blocking bugs, probably not sub-tasks) what accessibility issues have been fixed for Moodle 1.9 - better late than never! Some of these bugs will be improvements on 1.8 work, some will be new things we have spotted.

(See this meta-bug for accessibility in 1.8, MDL-7396.)

Also see these Notes, http://docs.moodle.org/en/Accessibility_notes

Issue Links

is blocked by

Sub-task - Issues are sometimes broken into multiple sub-tasks. MDL-7878 Link identification and skipping

  • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed should not be reopened.

Sub-task - Issues are sometimes broken into multiple sub-tasks. MDL-7436 Indicate type of resource in the name of the resource

  • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed should not be reopened.

Sub-task - Issues are sometimes broken into multiple sub-tasks. MDL-7472 Explicitly label radio buttons in Survey

  • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed should not be reopened.

Sub-task - Issues are sometimes broken into multiple sub-tasks. MDL-7474 Provide alt text for ascending/ descending icons in glossary

  • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed should not be reopened.

Sub-task - Issues are sometimes broken into multiple sub-tasks. MDL-7493 Make sure standard themes are visible under "Windows High Contrast Black" mode

  • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed should not be reopened.

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-11293 Form user error "Required" won't be read by screen readers as it's not part of <label>

  • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed should not be reopened.

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-12153 Validome - moodle.org invalid - require Content-Script-Type

  • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed should not be reopened.
Progress
Resolved Sub-Tasks

Sub-Tasks

1.
 Course AJAX has very poor accessibility - ALT text, Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
2.
 Glossary view needs heading markup + other accessibility fixes Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
3.
 Mark up lists correctly in course/lib Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
4.
 Skip block links inaccessible for many keyboard-only users Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
5.
 Skip block links are broken in Internet Explorer Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
6.
 Current week is NOT indicated non-visually, only in styling Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
7.
 "Users tagged with ..." should be marked up as a list Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
8.
 "Required" is inappropriate text for legend in user profile edit form Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
9.
 Encapsulate "accesshide" HTML class in function Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
10.
 build_navigation needs hidden "You are here" heading Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
11.
 Help links in forms are outside the <label> - they will be ignored in JAWS forms mode Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
12.
 HTML QuickForm displays (some?) disabled elements in a non-accessible way Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
13.
 Flickr & Youtube tag blocks should use list markup Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
14.
 & needs fix to &amp; in block_tag_youtube for 'en' and other language packs Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
15.
 Help links - img ALT text should contain phrase "new window" to match link TITLE Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
16.
 Help link text for all admin/user filters are broken Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 
17.
 Weeks course format - dates for each section should be marked up as heading Sub-task Closed Closed Nick Freear
 

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Nick Freear added a comment -
  • Glossary module needs heading markup + other issues
  • Course AJAX has very poor accessibility - ALT text, etc.
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Nick Freear added a comment - Glossary module needs heading markup + other issues Course AJAX has very poor accessibility - ALT text, etc.
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Nick Freear added a comment -

My TODO list (not much time left for 1.9 I suspect )

Quick things:
1. Help links - img ALT text should contain phrase "new window" to match link TITLE (OU/core/easy).
2. Weeks course format - dates for each section should be marked up as heading (core/easy - stylesheet). [HAVE PATCH]
3. Topics format - make "Mark this topic as the current..." ALT/titles more specific - "Mark topic 1 as the current..." (they are so long winded that they should be specific too!) (OU/core/easy). [HAVE PATCH]
4. Course resource list - forum "N unread posts" links should not be separate - should be part of main forum link (OU?/core/medium - link style implications). [HAVE PATCH]

Quick things 2:
5. User filters that appear in admin/user.php - help links are all broken (they just say "Help with "! [HAVE PATCH]
6. Calendar blocks and page need more headings. [HAVE PATCH]

Hope to have time for a partial fix:
7. Fix show/hide icon border hack for Windows High Contrast, MDL-7493.
8. Keyboard accessibility, 'accesskey' for skip to content links - needs help document too.

9. Text editor language drop-down - at least give readable language names, list is duplicated - something to do with multilang filter - needs investigation, MDL-7437.
10. Cloze/fill in the blank questions - I may get a small fix in (add ID for <label>, but can't be sure it will completely resolve this - needs more investigation, MDL-7494.

11. ALL QuickForm nested <fieldset>s - text is a <div> not a <legend> - a BIG bug

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Nick Freear added a comment - My TODO list (not much time left for 1.9 I suspect ) Quick things: 1. Help links - img ALT text should contain phrase "new window" to match link TITLE (OU/core/easy). 2. Weeks course format - dates for each section should be marked up as heading (core/easy - stylesheet). [HAVE PATCH] 3. Topics format - make "Mark this topic as the current..." ALT/titles more specific - "Mark topic 1 as the current..." (they are so long winded that they should be specific too!) (OU/core/easy). [HAVE PATCH] 4. Course resource list - forum "N unread posts" links should not be separate - should be part of main forum link (OU?/core/medium - link style implications). [HAVE PATCH] Quick things 2: 5. User filters that appear in admin/user.php - help links are all broken (they just say "Help with "! [HAVE PATCH] 6. Calendar blocks and page need more headings. [HAVE PATCH] Hope to have time for a partial fix: 7. Fix show/hide icon border hack for Windows High Contrast, MDL-7493 . 8. Keyboard accessibility, 'accesskey' for skip to content links - needs help document too. 9. Text editor language drop-down - at least give readable language names, list is duplicated - something to do with multilang filter - needs investigation, MDL-7437 . 10. Cloze/fill in the blank questions - I may get a small fix in (add ID for <label> , but can't be sure it will completely resolve this - needs more investigation, MDL-7494 . 11. ALL QuickForm nested <fieldset>s - text is a <div> not a <legend> - a BIG bug
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Nick Freear added a comment -

Item 11 above - switch off styles to see!

Fieldset legends are very useful for screenreaders, as long as they aren't too long - repeated before each form control in fieldset.

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Nick Freear added a comment - Item 11 above - switch off styles to see! Fieldset legends are very useful for screenreaders, as long as they aren't too long - repeated before each form control in fieldset.

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    Nick Freear
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    Nick Freear
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