Accessibility

Blocks ::: block_accessibility
Maintained by Brickfield LogoBrickfield Education Labs
Provides options for changing text size and colour scheme. Settings can be saved to persist between sessions. Also integrates ATbar from Southampton University ECS.
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Current versions available: 3

The block allows users to customise Moodle to their visual needs.  It supports changing of text sizes and colour schemes.  Customisations save to the user's session, allowing them to persist between pages, and can also be saved to the database allowing them to apply permanently.

The block also integrates ATBar from Southampton University ECS. This provides extra tools and customisation options, including dictionary lookup and Text-to-speech.  Visual customisations performed with ATBar don't currently persist, and can be used as well as or instead of the block's own customisations.

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Contributors

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Brickfield Education Labs (Lead maintainer)
Mark Johnson: Original maintainer
Hittesh Ahuja: Previous maintainer
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  • Roberto Henriquez
    Wed, 20 Sep 2017, 7:32 AM
    Good afternoon, firstly congratulate them for such a good tool.
    When will it be available for version 3.2.1?
  • Sarah Ricketts
    Wed, 20 Sep 2017, 5:56 PM
    We're using the accessibility block with Moodle v3.2.2 and it works correctly if that helps Roberto?
  • Marcello Barbieri
    Tue, 17 Oct 2017, 10:07 PM
    Hello, I can't see the latest version (2.2.4) on github. Shouldn't be there? It would be very helpful to do version control with the normal github remote instead of downloading it by hand. Looking forward to hearing from you!
  • Isabel Ashburner
    Sat, 28 Oct 2017, 6:38 PM
    Hi, I am working on a project that is going live at the end of 2018 and is aimed at stroke survivors among others, so it would be really good to have this plugin. The site is going to be v3.3 - do you anticipate that there will be a 3.3. compatible version of this module by, say, the middle of next year? It would be great to put this in the proposal but I don't want to make promises I can't keep!
    thanks
    Isabel
  • David Mudrák
    Mon, 11 Dec 2017, 5:05 PM

    This plugin has been put up for adoption and is now seeking a new maintainer. Please see https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=260354 for more details.

  • Verónica V.
    Sat, 10 Feb 2018, 4:37 AM
    Hello Hittesh, Mark and Hrvoje.

    First very good plugin.

    Second, I suggest the following change:

    edit_form.php line 59
    Color scheme # '. $ I.'
    change it by
    '.get_string (' color_scheme ',' block_accessibility ').' # '. $ i.'

    From already thank you very much.
    Best regards.
    Veronica.
  • Ged Allen
    Sun, 29 Apr 2018, 11:42 PM
    Hi, love this plugin. I have a question regarding configuration. "out of the box" I see that there are three main colour schemes. One of my students prefers a pink background. I changed the settings on the block to allow this (the block is present at the course level). I can the accessibility block on the right hand side at the course level and change to the pink background, I can also do this at the activity level (for changing the background colour of quizzes for example). However the student can only see the option for changing background colour at the course level. Is it possible for students to configure their own colour schemes at all levels (course and category)? I only have admin access at the course level and below. Sorry if this has been covered before, can't seem to figure it out.
  • Ged Allen
    Sat, 26 May 2018, 1:48 AM
    If you encounter this issue, you can change the settings in each individual quiz. Under "appearance" select "show blocks during attempt". This enables users to change the accessibility settings at the quiz level.
  • Ericka Zuniga
    Tue, 5 Jun 2018, 4:04 AM
    do you know if there will be any actualization plan for accessibility block (Moodle 3.5)?
  • Verónica V.
    Wed, 4 Jul 2018, 7:22 AM
    Hi Ericka, I join your question.
    Greetings.
    Verónica.
  • Yovanny Urbina
    Fri, 5 Oct 2018, 2:16 AM
    They know if they are going to update the Accessibility module for the new versions of moodle?
  • cristina galofre
    Sat, 10 Nov 2018, 2:43 AM
    Hi, Thanks for this great accessibility block!
    Is there a version compatible with Moodle 3.4? or Moodle 3.5?
  • Sarah Ricketts
    Tue, 13 Nov 2018, 9:03 PM
    Although not officially released, we use it on v3.5.2 and it works as expected, if that helps.
  • Purple and green cubism
    Fri, 5 Apr 2019, 5:55 PM
    @cristina galofre We use 3.5.3 with Boost at the moment and the Accessibility block works fine for our site. However, the ATbar (see https://www.atbar.org ) is overlapped by the Nav drawer in the Boost theme.
    Word of caution: Using custom CSS to style your Moodle site does ~not~ play well with ATbar either. (As admin: go to Dashboard / Site administration / Appearance / Themes / Boost, then Advanced settings.)
    I'm using the following relevant custom styling; it works fine for screens / internet browsers wider than about 780px. But the "move ATbar buttons to the right a bit" fix causes them to overlap each other on smaller screens.

    Raw initial SCSS
    ```
    html, body {
    font-size: 16px;
    }

    .breadcrumb-item {
    font-size: 1.125rem;
    }

    .instancename {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    }

    .sectionname {
    font-size: 1.625rem;
    }

    .mr-2 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    }

    #page-content {
    font-size: 1.125rem;
    }```

    Raw SCSS
    ```
    body div#sbarGhost, body div#sbar {
    top: 50px !important;
    }

    body div#sbar {
    a#sbarlogo {
    position: relative;
    left: 140px !important;
    margin-left: 140px !important;
    }
    div#at-btn-ftw, div#at-btn-resizeUp, div#at-btn-resizeDown, div#at-btn-fontSettings, div#at-btn-spell, div#at-btn-dictionary, div#at-btn-tts, div#at-btn-wordprediction, div#at-btn-css, div#at-btn-overlay {
    position: relative;
    left: 140px !important;
    }
    }```
  • Luciano Lisbôa
    Sat, 13 Apr 2019, 4:55 AM
    Hi. Is there any date for this block to be updated contemplating version 3.6 of Moodle?
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