{"id":13268,"date":"2022-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tresipunt.com\/accessibility-of-contents-in-moodle\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T13:08:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T12:08:21","slug":"accessibility-of-contents-in-moodle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tresipunt.com\/en\/accessibility-of-contents-in-moodle\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility of contents in Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tresipunt.com\/en\/accessibility-of-contents-in-moodle\/#El_Cafe_de_3ipunt_talking_about_accessibility_with_Brickfield_Education_Labs\" >El Caf\u00e9 de 3ipunt: talking about accessibility with Brickfield Education Labs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tresipunt.com\/en\/accessibility-of-contents-in-moodle\/#Laias_recommendations_for_creating_accessible_courses_in_Moodle\" >Laia&#8217;s recommendations for creating accessible courses in Moodle<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tresipunt.com\/en\/accessibility-of-contents-in-moodle\/#Your_Questions\" >Your Questions!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"El Caf\u00e9 de 3ipunt: hablamos sobre accesibilidad con Brickfield Education Labs\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p71so1xLrFY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Cafe_de_3ipunt_talking_about_accessibility_with_Brickfield_Education_Labs\"><\/span>El Caf\u00e9 de 3ipunt: talking about accessibility with Brickfield Education Labs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Thursday December 2, took place the first Caf\u00e9 de 3ipunt. On this occasion <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laia J. Canet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Consultant) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pau-plana-i-salesas-b5513b1a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pau Plana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CEO of 3ipunt) discussed the importance of accessibility of content in Moodle, why it is important and how to improve it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brickfield.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brickfield Education Labs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of our partners and their Accessibility Kit is a Certified Moodle Integration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content of the session is useful whether <\/span><b>you are already on your way to improving the accessibility of your courses or just starting out.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below we have recapped what was discussed and questions that were covered during the session. You can also check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Nw_707oY2yjSOVZ9p2gqnRY4ypY_J-FeRt45iXh8O2s\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p71so1xLrFY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recording<\/a> of the webinar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s start by <\/span><b>defining<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accessibility in the web environment: everything we create &#8211; the web and all resources &#8211; must be usable and accessible to any user. The ideal is to be able to offer as many alternatives as possible, so that each person can choose the alternative that suits them best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned at the beginning, <\/span><b>Moodle 3.11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> includes the basic version of the Brickfield Accessibility Kit into the Moodle core. The<\/span><b> Accessibility Kit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.com\/es\/certified-integrations\/brickfield-education-labs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">certified Moodle integration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that allows both, teachers and administrators who create courses and activities in Moodle, to have tools to check the accessibility of their courses. The method is based on:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Finding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> existing problems with the content that require improvement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fixing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the problems automatically.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Futureproof<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the content by improvements in Moodle for teachers and administrators.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized advgb-dyn-90bfa5da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tresipunt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FFnP3ZOWQAkRLY8-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"Accessibility Brickfield education labs\" class=\"wp-image-6748\" style=\"width:603px;height:395px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Laias_recommendations_for_creating_accessible_courses_in_Moodle\"><\/span>Laia&#8217;s recommendations for creating accessible courses in Moodle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Here are the recommendations that were shared in the webinar for <a href=\"https:\/\/tresipunt.com\/en\/moodle-en\/education-must-be-accessible-or-not-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accessible education<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a simple and clear structure for your course. Always use the same one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use headings to give structure to your content. Remember that they have to follow a logical and hierarchical order.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use fonts that are easy to read and at a suitable size.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure there is good contrast in both text and images.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not use colour as the only element to give meaning. Use text and icons as well, for example.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create lists with the text editor tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Links should have a good description (no &#8220;click here&#8221;) and open in the same window or warn if in a new window.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Images should have a meaningful description appropriate to the context and their didactic purpose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos should have subtitles. Check them if they have been created automatically.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is better to use content in HTML or Word format rather than PDF.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Questions\"><\/span>Your Questions!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a brief summary of the main questions that came up during the talk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How does Brickfield help us? How can I use the plugin?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use the basic version of the Accessibility Kit in any instance of Moodle 3.11. Just register and activate the Accessibility Review block in the course you want to review. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessibility Kit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helps you identify the main accessibility issues in your Moodle content. In addition, the Premium and Enterprise versions allow you to easily fix these problems and convert files to other formats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>I understand that Brickfield will help to analyse the accessibility of our resources, as well as giving guidelines to create more inclusive content, and in the Enterprise versions it will allow the conversion to alternative formats. What is not clear to me, yet, is on what resources does Brickfield allow to create these alternative formats? What file types are affected?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The accessibility check is performed on all content generated with Moodle tools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regarding file conversion, any file can be converted to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Text files such as Word, TXT and HTML.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audio files in MP3 format with different speeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electronic books including Kindle and ePub formats<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital files in Braille.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For example, is the linking activated when the block is added, or with some version of Brickfield?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tool to manage the opening of links is available from the Premium version of the Kit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it possible that I don&#8217;t see the Accessibility Kit on the Brickfield page?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The basic version of the Accessibility Kit is available in any instance of Moodle 3.11. 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