Thought Industries believes in removing barriers to learning wherever possible. This includes providing you and your customers with an inclusive platform that drives engagement regardless of ability, impairment, or need for assistive technologies. To empower your team, we invest in maintaining our platform to global accessibility standards.
Our learner interface is currently WCAG 2.0 AA and Section 508 compliant and maintains the guidelines listed below. However, because accessibility standards are a central part of our product development process, we are continuously identifying ways to improve, including activities to ensure we conform to ever higher standards. We have officially partnered with a major ADA consulting firm that completed an accessibility audit of our learner interface in Nov 2022 - Jan 2023. We are actively reviewing and remediating our interface based on these audit results and will announce new changes as we progress toward WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.
We are committed to a continued investment in this area to ensure ongoing compliance with accessibility standards. We value transparency and will continue to provide regular updates on improvements to accessibility on our weekly release notes as we progress toward the 2.1 AA standard.
Level AA (Intermediate):
| GUIDELINE | SUMMARY | COMPLIANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 – Non-text Content | Provide text alternatives for non-text content | Base platform covered, client will need to ensure anything additional is as well |
| 1.2.1 – Audio-only and Video-only (Pre-recorded) | Provide an alternative to video-only and audio-only content | Client |
| 1.2.2 – Captions (Pre-recorded) | Provide captions for videos with audio | Client |
| 1.2.3 – Audio Description or Media Alternative (Pre-recorded) | Video with audio has a second alternative | Client |
| 1.2.4 – Captions (Live) | Live videos have captions | Currently No Live Video |
| 1.2.5 – Audio Description (Pre-recorded) | Users have access to audio description for video content | Client |
| 1.3.1 – Info and Relationships | Logical structure | Base platform covered |
| 1.3.2 – Meaningful Sequence | Present content in a meaningful order | Base platform covered |
| 1.3.3 – Sensory Characteristics | Use more than one sense for instructions | https://www.wuhcag.com/sensory-characteristics/ |
| 1.4.1 – Use of Color | Don’t use presentation that relies solely on color | Base platform covered |
| 1.4.2 – Audio Control | Don’t play audio automatically | Base platform covered, "next-slide" caveat |
| 1.4.3 – Contrast (Minimum) | Contrast ratio between text and background is at least 4.5:1 | Base platform covered |
| 1.4.4 – Resize Text | Text can be resized to 200% without loss of content or function | Base platform covered |
| 1.4.5 – Images of Text | Don’t use images of text | Base platform covered |
| 2.1.1 – Keyboard | Accessible by keyboard only | Base platform covered |
| 2.1.2 – No Keyboard Trap | Don’t trap keyboard users | Base platform covered |
| 2.2.1 – Timing Adjustable | Time limits have user controls | "start test" button is present, this won't be accessible though |
| 2.2.2 – Pause, Stop, Hide | Provide user controls for moving content | Not applicable |
| 2.3.1 – Three Flashes or Below | No content flashes more than three times per second | Base platform covered |
| 2.4.1 – Bypass Blocks | Provide a ‘Skip to Content’ link | Base platform covered, navigation role |
| 2.4.2 – Page Titled | Use helpful and clear page titles | Base platform covered |
| 2.4.3 – Focus Order | Logical order | Base platform covered |
| 2.4.4 – Link Purpose (In Context) | Every link’s purpose is clear from its context | Base platform covered |
| 2.4.5 – Multiple Ways | Offer several ways to find pages | Base platform covered, Providing clear, consistent main navigation menu. |
| 2.4.6 – Headings and Labels | Use clear headings and labels | Base platform covered |
| 2.4.7 – Focus Visible | Ensure keyboard focus is visible and clear | Base platform covered |
| 3.1.1 – Language of Page | Page has a language assigned | Base platform covered |
| 3.1.2 – Language of Parts | Tell users when the language on a page changes | Base platform covered, Client |
| 3.2.1 – On Focus | Elements do not change when they receive focus | Base platform covered |
| 3.2.2 – On Input | Elements do not change when they receive input | Base platform covered |
| 3.2.3 – Consistent Navigation | Use menus consistently | Base platform covered |
| 3.2.4 – Consistent Identification | Use icons and buttons consistently | Base platform covered |
| 3.3.1 – Error Identification | Clearly identify input errors | Base platform covered |
| 3.3.2 – Labels or Instructions | Label elements and give instructions | Base platform covered |
| 3.3.3 – Error Suggestion | Suggest fixes when users make errors | Base platform covered |
| 3.3.4- Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | Reduce the risk of input errors for sensitive data | Base platform covered |
| 4.1.1 – Parsing | No major code errors | Base platform covered |
| 4.1.2 – Name, Role, Value | Build all elements for accessibility | Base platform covered |