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About Web Accessibility at D2L
Prioritizing Web Accessibility Web accessibility refers to how easily people with disabilities can navigate and interact with websites. Disabilities may be physical, such as vision impairments including blindness or low vision, hearing impairment such as deafness, or fine motor skills difficulty; or cognitive, such as…
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Understanding site organization using assistive technology
Logging into Brightspace using assistive technology Note: Different assistive technologies have specific functionality, shortcuts, and commands. Ensure that you review the help material for your assistive technology to ensure you are getting the most benefit and assistance. By default, the Login page for Brightspace has…
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Reach every learner with Brightspace accessibility features
Accessibility Features for Screen Readers Brightspace includes features aimed at improving the usability of the system for learners using assistive technology. Design decisions that D2L uses to benefit screen reader users include the following items: * Standard page design. Similar functionality appears in the same place…
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Using assistive technology to navigate page elements
Using Landmarks with assistive technology Landmarks are waypoints that a screen reader uses to navigate a page. In general, Brightspace uses two landmarks: * The navbar has a landmark called Navigation. * The main body of all pages has a landmark called Main. Using headings and ARIA landmarks Headings and ARIA landmarks…
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Set up and use Anthology Ally (previously Blackboard Ally) to improve accessibility of courses
Anthology Ally is a content accessibility service that guides instructors on how to improve the accessibility of their course content and alter future behavior. Anthology Ally also automatically checks for accessibility issues and generates alternative accessible formats. Additionally, Anthology Ally provides…
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Brightspace packages
D2L offers several Brightspace packages to provide value to your organization. Depending on the package you purchased, some of the content in the Brightspace documentation may not apply to your organization. Talk to your D2L Client Sales Executive to learn about the value you could receive by opting into a package.…
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Browser support
For an optimal experience that offers better performance, accessibility, and security, D2L recommends that all users access Brightspace with the latest version of a supported browser. Note: By default, most browsers automatically update to the latest version. To ensure you are always running the latest browser version, D2L…
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Restricted MIME types in Brightspace
The following is a list of restricted MIME types, and where they're restricted: Extension Where files are restricted ASA, ASAX, ASCX, ASHX, ASMX, ASP, ASPX, AXD, BAT, CDX, CER, CGI, CMD, COM, CONFIG, CSPROJ, DLL, EXE, HTA, IDC, INI, JAR, JSL, LIB, LICX, MSI, MSP, PL, PM, PS1, REM, RESOURCES, RESX, SCR, SCT, SH, SHTM,…
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Brightspace apps
D2L offers the following Brightspace apps for mobile devices and tablets on Android and iOS operating systems: * Brightspace Portfolio * Brightspace Pulse * Brightspace Parent & Guardian Compatibility with specific versions of the Brightspace platform may vary. Brightspace apps are available for download from any global…
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Hosting Guidelines
The D2L Brightspace Cloud provides a continuous delivery model where your environment is deployed and updated without impact to performance or availability for end users. When implementing your Brightspace in the D2L Brightspace Cloud, by default, a domain managed by D2L is provided for your site access. Standard…