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Docebo and accessibility

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Introduction

As of June 30, 2020, part of the learner experience of your platform meets the requirements to be compliant with the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) 2.1, the U.S. Section 508 Standards of the Federal Rehabilitation Act in terms of accessibility and the European EN 301 549 V3.1.1 (Accessibility Requirements for ICT products and services), opening the e-learning experience to everybody.

Docebo has begun a journey aimed at providing all of your users with equal opportunities, making all of them able to access public and online information, and removing any form of discrimination.

Beyond satisfying legal requirements, an accessible platform makes the learning experience available to a wider, more inclusive audience, broadening your horizon to new learning opportunities and content.

This article provides an overview of what accessibility means, how it has been implemented in your platform, and what you have to do to align with the new standard. 

Docebo's accessibility conformance applies only to the platform's learner role, as we have focused on the learner experience, given that learners make up the majority of our users. All other features, applications, functionalities, and roles are currently excluded.

Available resources

Docebo makes the following resources available: 

What is software accessibility?

Software is accessible when it can be used by anyone, in any condition, and in any situation. Accessibility is the key to making software usable not only when there is a permanent impairment, but also when this condition is temporary (for example, a broken arm or a temporary sight problem), the consequence of aging, or of a specific event. When software is accessible, users are able to access the content being presented, even when it is not perceivable by all of the senses, to operate and interact with it through the user interface.

What are the advantages of an accessible platform?

An accessible platform is not just a matter of compliance, it’s a matter of making your training fully available to all of your learners, independently of their health conditions, impairment, or age. It means involving everybody in your learning program, nobody excluded.

How does accessibility impact the learning experience?

Audience

Your platform is accessible from the learner’s point of view. We concentrated on the learner experience since learners represent the majority of our users. The compliance with accessibility has been reached in the areas of your desktop platform listed in the Docebo Accessibility Conformance Reports.

Keyboard navigation

The accessible areas of the learner experience (listed in the Audience section of this chapter) are available for keyboard navigation so that users can navigate those areas of the learner interface by using tabs and shortcuts.

Screen readers

Learners can navigate the accessible areas of the learner experience and interact with them via a screen reader. The Docebo platform testing includes the most commonly used screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver). For more information about testing, refer to the Platform tests against the WCAG guidelines chapterof the Docebo Accessibility statement (opens in a new tab).

Zoom

The interface of the accessible areas of the learner experience (listed in the Audience section of this chapter) has a responsive design allowing learners to zoom the user interface up to 400% without loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrolling in two dimensions.

Content

Remember that you, as the Superadmin, are responsible for making sure that the content you and your users publish in your platform (courses, training material, informal learning assets, including captions) is accessible. Docebo does not execute any check on the uploaded content, as well as on the content available in the content marketplace. 

Skip to main content 

The users of assistive technology can take advantage of the skip to main content functionality throughout the learner experience to quickly reach the main content of the page, bypassing other elements such as the logo, search areas, and header buttons.