[NABS-L] Accessibility of Moodle

[Selene Monjaraz]

Hi all,
My current university uses Moodle. For context, I’m an IOS user so I use
voiceover on iPhone and Mac.
I don’t have very many accessibility issues with the platform. The only
downside for me is the discussion boards, but this is also something I find
to be an issue with canvas so it’s not exclusive to Moodle.
Otherwise, all the Files, external links, assignment uploads, are fairly
straightforward. I struggled with Moodle my freshman year, but it was only
because I lacked foundational tech skills. Moodle itself isn’t
inaccessible, but if your professor uploads PowerPoint slides or scanned
PDFs and they aren’t reading properly, that’s where the inaccessibility
could come in. There are great conversion resources like Sensus Access
where you can upload inaccessible files and make them more readable for
free. That’s separate from Moodle, but it’s helpful if you encounter
inaccessible files on there.
Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions about Moodle. I
hope this helps ^_^

Selene Monjaraz


On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 8:26 PM Kelsey Nicolay via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello,
> i looking at a college ′Mount Vernon Nazarine University′ that uses Moodle
> for their online classes. I am looking at their program because they are
> one of the lowest cost programs in Ohio for Human Resources which is what I
> would be studying ′$14,000 compared to $25,000-30,000 is a huge
> difference′. I was curious if Moodle is accessible with J at ws, NVDA, or
> VoiceOver on iOS. they highly encourage a Windows PC; they said a mobile
> device will work to view the courses, but they do not recommend completing
> your coursework on a mobile device due to mobile not being optimized for
> full viewing. So is Mood£e accessible or would I be better off spending the
> extra money to go to a school that uses Canvas or BlackBoard? I also have
> noticed some schools using Brightspace, is that one accessible also?
> Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone
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