[Athen] [EXTERNAL] - Re: Experiences with ALEKS PPL?

[Hayman, Douglass]

I tried a few months ago, maybe in October of 2021 and it was a mess for no-vision access or low vision.

When trying to magnify as a test run to work with a student after trying to come up with a "If you do this then you can use Aleks." I found that the problem was this:

The question was on a web page and the answer was in a separate iframe.  If I zoomed I could see the question part get larger but not the iframe.  On trying to open the iframe in a new tab, it wouldn't let me then use that to answer, maybe as a feature to stop cheaters.

The student dropped the class before I could work out another option to meet her low vision needs.

Perhaps they could demo it for you with keyboard only navigation, using a screen reader and then magnifying to 400-percent.

Doug Hayman
IT Accessibility Coordinator
Information Technology
Olympic College
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Just following up on this.  Has anyone found ALEKS to be more accessible now for blind students?  The McGraw Hill website touts that recent changes have made it more accessible to screen readers, but I wanted to know if anyone has experienced this firsthand.
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ALEKS has long been inaccessible to blind students, unless they have seriously done some massive remediation work.  Let us know what you find when you test it!


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Hello,

It was just brought to my attention that our math department is about to start piloting ALEKS PPL for placement exams. I am being given access to test it, but wanted to know if anyone had any experiences/feedback/etc. relating to the accessibility of the system?

Thanks in advance,

Ione Priest (she/they) | Accessibility Technology Manager
CPACC, DHS Certified Trusted Tester
Access Center
Metropolitan State University of Denver
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