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.