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be compliant with W3C standards and accessibility requirements?

April 26, 2017accessibility compliant requirements Standards W3C

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The units released in OpenLearn are all reviewed to address accessibility and we aim to make them as accessible as possible. We continue to work towards full compliance with W3C standards for all aspects. OpenLearn has been reviewed by accessibility experts and tested using a range of different assistive technologies and computer settings. While we recognise there are areas that can and will be improved based on recommendations from this review and otherwise identified, core aspects of the site are already provided in a way which meets the needs of a wide variety of users. Users with screenreaders should have no difficulty accessing the text-based content. Users who require specific Windows or browser settings should not have any difficulties with the site, nor should users with screen magnifiers. Video and audio materials are provided in such a way that they can be played through a range of different media players or downloaded and have textual descriptions or transcripts to accompany