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Accessibility (VPAT)

Always Connected Accessibility Conformance Report

Revised Section 508 Edition

VPAT® Version 2.3 (Revised) - April 2019

Name of Product/Version:

  • AlwaysConnected V.1.1

Product Description:

  • AlwaysConnected is an LTI-compliant community and collaboration solution that extends the capabilities of and is optimized for the Canvas Learning Management system.

Report Date:

  • November 2019

Contact Information:

  • support@alwayseducation.com

Notes:

The following were removed because they were entire sections which were inapplicable to this software:

  • Table 3: Success Criteria, Level AAA
  • Chapter 4 of Revised Section 508

Evaluation Methods Used:

  • Testing is based on general product knowledge.
  • Testing with assistive technologies.

Applicable Standards/Guidelines

This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guidelines:

Terms

The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:

  • Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
  • Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.
  • Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion.
  • Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product.
  • Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can be used only in WCAG 2.0 Level AAA.

WCAG 2.0 Report

Tables 1 and 2 also document conformance with:

  • Chapter 5 — 501.1 Scope, 504.2 Content Creation or Editing.
  • Chapter 6 — 602.3 Electronic Support Documentation.

Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.0 Conformance Requirements.

Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A

Notes: The following objects were removed from this table as they were not applicable: Electronic Docs, Software, Authoring Tool

CriteriaConformance LevelRemarks & Explanations
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb: Users could add content in the form of attachments to posts that would not support this guideline and render the page in partial compliance.
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb: The only audio or video content in the application would be user uploaded. Since the software supports all media types, users could add content that would not support this guideline and render the page in partial compliance.
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb: The only audio or video content in the application would be user uploaded. Since the software supports all media types, users could add content that would not support this guideline and render the page in partial compliance.
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb: The only audio or video content in the application would be user uploaded. Since the software supports all media types, users could add content that would not support this guideline and render the page in partial compliance.
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: Partially SupportsWeb: Descriptive aria labels are used widely on elements. Page regions and sets of controls are not consistently labeled.
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb: Meaningful sequences are widely employed.
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: Partially SupportsWeb: "Analytics" data in graph should also be displayed text. The graph is inaccessible.
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb: The only audio or video content in the application would be user uploaded. Since the software supports all media types, users could add content that would not support this guideline and render the page in partial compliance.
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: Partially SupportsWeb: Several keyboard accessibility issues have been documented:
  • Users can't attach anything with their keyboard
  • Users can't access the mobile app download link with the keyboard
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: Not ApplicableWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: Not ApplicableWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: Not ApplicableWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software) — Does not apply to non-web software
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs) — Does not apply to non-web software
Web: Partially SupportsWeb: On "Messages" page of application, when a user selects a specific messenger/user, they have to tab through the remaining users before they're able to access the message field. A programmatic solution to skip from selecting the user to the message field would improve the experience.
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
3.2.1 On Focus (Level A)
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
3.2.2 On Input (Level A)
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: Partially SupportsWeb: Descriptive labels are used widely, but particular elements have labels that aren't descriptive or instructive.
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb:
Also applies to:
Revised Section 508
  • 501 (Web)(Software)
  • 504.2 (Authoring Tool)
  • 602.3 (Support Docs)
Web: SupportsWeb: Running WAVE and Google Lighthouse found no violations of roles.