The following is a list of Accessibility improvements being made in the January 2024 release:

Keyboard focus / Interactive elements   

 Interactive elements have been made entirely compatible with a keyboard. Improvements made:   

• Interactive elements now have accessible name - Tasks.
• Users can now navigate to grid Top filter options (Behind/Ahead) in the Dashboard drilldowns
• Screen Reader now reads kendo editor field names on the 'Create Review' page - Create/Edit Review.
• UI navigation issue has been fixed in Learner Profile screen - Learner Profile.
• Styles of focusing and hovering have been updated in the following areas:
  
  • Reviews
  • Skills Radar
  • Resource Centre

Onboarding Steps

• Added focus styles for:  
  • Next button 
  • points in the right panel 
  • elements of the link type 

• Added focus elements for some inputs and dropdown lists.
• Updated focus styles for the Search button.

Programmatically unidentified element   

 Interactive elements need a programmatically determined name, role, and value. These properties must also be accurate and appropriate. Improvements made:   

• Form fields and visual labels are not associated - Dashboard

Contrast   

 When components have custom focus indication, such as a custom ‘outline’, the indication must pass colour contrast requirements with adjacent colours. Improvements made:  

• Custom focus indication contrast - Signatures Grid

Hidden content

When content has a meaningful order, an appropriate reading order needs to be programmatically determined. This enables those using assistive technology to effectively navigate the content and understand it. Improvements made:  

• Fixed context display error at 200% zoom - Tasks
• Zoom no longer causes loss of meaningful content - Learner Profile

Improved dashboard accessibility

Navigation Enhancements

• Users can now expand the left navigation menu using the keyboard.
• The system expands the left navigation menu upon mouse hover.

Keyboard Focus and Visual Changes

• Visible changes in keyboard focus are implemented for navigating to "menu items," "message," menu icon, and "Required Attention" card using the Tab key.
• Noticeable visual changes occur when hovering the mouse over the menu icon.
• Added focus styles for search button to prevent unclear background colour changes on keyboard and mouse hover in the Messaging Centre.
• Focus styles have been corrected when navigating to the "Items in Documents category list" - Documents Accessibility.

Accessibility and Screen Reader

• Screen reader now reads alt text for "Number Overdue" and "Total Completed."
• The system removes hidden tab order for improved accessibility.

Menu Interaction

• Users can navigate through the Menu (lightning bolt) option using the Tab key and exit from the drop-down list with the "Esc" button.