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Open Study accessibility testing report

Accessibility testing report for open.lshtm.ac.uk

Sample pages/courses were selected for testing, based upon their importance to LSHTM Moodle users and represent the general level of accessibility.

We intend to refer errors/alerts relating to Moodle core features to our Moodle host provider for further recommendations by January 2024.

Login screen

Open Study at LSHTM VLE: https://open.lshtm.ac.uk/login/index.php

Errors reported

  • None reported.

Alerts reported

  • None reported.

Home page (logged in)

Opens Study at LSHTM VLE: https://open.lshtm.ac.uk

Errors reported

  • Very low contrast (site wide):  Affecting the following Moodle core feature 'Toggle notification menu - hidden aria label'. We intend to modify the current Moodle theme where practicable, and continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Empty link: Affecting navigation tabs. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.

Alerts reported

  • Fieldset missing legend (site wide): Affecting the following Moodle core feature - ‘Search courses’ facility. Refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Skipped heading level: Affecting the very top course section heading. Refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Suspicious link text (site wide): Affecting the following Moodle core feature - ‘Actions’ menu ‘More’ link. Refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Very small text: (site wide): Affecting the following Moodle core features – ‘Notifications and ‘Messaging’ menu items. Refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Layout table: Affecting navigation tabs. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.

Example open access course

Good Clinical Practice: https://open.lshtm.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=6

Errors reported (excluding site wide errors mentioned within the login and home page section)

  • Empty heading: Present in specific course sections. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Empty link: Affecting the following Moodle core features- ‘h-100 d-flex align-items-center mr-2’, ‘mr-2 align-self-stretch d-flex align-items-center’ and ‘h-100 d-flex mr-2 align-items-center’. Refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Very low contrast:  Affecting a specific paragraph and sentences added to several course sections. We intend to modify the current Moodle theme where practicable, and continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.

Alerts reported (excluding site wide alerts mentioned within the login and home page section)

  • Redundant alternative text: Affecting the following Moodle core feature - ‘Activities’ block links. Refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Skipped heading level: Affecting the following Moodle core feature - ‘Activities’ block Refer to Moodle host provider. Present within certain course sections. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Redundant link: Present within a certain course section/s. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Very small text:  Affecting the following Moodle core features ‘Hidden from students’ and ‘Restricted’ status tags applied to certain course sections and the Moodle core feature ‘contact-request-count - aria label’.  We intend to modify the current Moodle theme where practicable and refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Underlined text: Has been applied to emphasise certain phrases. We intend continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Redundant title text: Affecting the following Moodle core features – ‘Breadcrumb trail’, ‘View only’ section toggle button icon and ‘Activities’ block. Refer to Moodle host provider.

Example open access course

Programming for Nutrition Outcomes: https://open.lshtm.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3

Errors reported (excluding site wide errors mentioned within the login and home page section)

  • Missing alternative text: Affecting an image within the HTML block and an image within a course section. We intend to continue to provide accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023, and where practicable add missing text descriptions as soon as possible.
  • Empty heading: Affecting a hidden course section. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Empty link: Affecting the following Moodle core features- ‘h-100 d-flex align-items-center mr-2’, ‘mr-2 align-self-stretch d-flex align-items-center’ and ‘h-100 d-flex mr-2 align-items-center’. Refer to Moodle host provider.

Alerts reported (excluding site wide alerts mentioned within the login and home page section)

  • Suspicious alternative text: Affecting images added to course sections. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Skipped heading level: Present within certain course sections. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Possible heading: Present within a certain course section. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Redundant link: Affecting link to creative commons licence added to a specific course section. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023 and where practicable remove redundant links as soon as possible.
  • Very small text:  Affecting certain sentences within course sections and the following Moodle core features - ‘Hidden from students’ labels, ‘Restricted’ labels and ‘contact-request-count - aria label’. We intend to modify the current Moodle theme where practicable, continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023 and refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Redundant title text: Affecting the following Moodle core feature – ‘Breadcrumb trail’ and ‘View only’ section toggle button icon. Refer to Moodle host provider.

Examples Open Educational Resources course (OER)

Health in Humanitarian Crises OER: https://open.lshtm.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=21

Errors reported (excluding site wide errors mentioned within the login and home page section)

  • Empty link: Affecting the following Moodle core features- ‘h-100 d-flex align-items-center mr-2’, ‘mr-2 align-self-stretch d-flex align-items-center’ and ‘h-100 d-flex mr-2 align-items-center’. Refer to Moodle host provider.

Alerts reported (excluding site wide alerts mentioned within the login and home page section)

  • Suspicious alternative text: Affecting image resources added to the course page.  We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Skipped heading level: Present within certain course sections.  We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Very small text:  Affecting the following Moodle core ‘contact-request-count - aria label’. Refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Redundant title text: Affecting the following Moodle core feature – ‘View only’ section toggle button icon. Refer to Moodle host provider.
  • YouTube embedded video:  Present within a certain course section.  Embedded video or audio should be accompanied by synchronised captioning and availability of captions should be established.   We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.

Examples Open Educational Resources course (OER)

Ebola in Context OER: https://open.lshtm.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=8

Errors reported (excluding site wide errors mentioned within the login and home page section)

  • Empty link: Affecting the following Moodle core features- ‘h-100 d-flex align-items-center mr-2’, ‘mr-2 align-self-stretch d-flex align-items-center’ and ‘h-100 d-flex mr-2 align-items-center’. Refer to Moodle host provider.

Alerts reported (excluding site wide alerts mentioned within the login and home page section)

  • Suspicious alternative text: Affecting image resources added to the course page. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Skipped heading level: Present within certain course sections. We intend to continue accessibility guidance and training for academics/course administrators from September 2023.
  • Very small text:  Affecting the following Moodle core ‘contact-request-count - aria label’. Refer to Moodle host provider.
  • Redundant title text: Affecting the following Moodle core feature – ‘View only’ section toggle button icon. Refer to Moodle host provider.