Accessibility Statement for the Goal Setting Challenge App

The University of Kansas and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the Goal Setting Challenge App user experience (and welcome your feedback) to ensure all users can effectively access the content of the Goal Setting Challenge App.

Measures to support accessibility

The University of Kansas and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte working to ensure the accessibility of the Goal Setting Challenge App, through the following:

  • Assigning clear accessibility targets and responsibilities
  • Can be navigated entirely using the keyboard
  • Can be used with screen readers
  • Offers a read-aloud function throughout the app
  • Offers text transcripts to be read on screen
  • Includes the ability to type or record responses

Conformance status

The defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. The Goal Setting Challenge App is fully conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Fully conformant means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Goal Setting Challenge App. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers as you participate in and complete Goal Setting Challenge App:

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The Goal Setting Challenge App is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Chrome browser with ChromeVox on ChromeOS
  • Safari Browser with VoiceOver on macOS
  • Safari Browser with VoiceOver on iPadOS 15
  • FireFox browser with NVDA on Windows 10 / 11
  • Chrome browser with NVDA on Windows 10 / 11
  • FireFox browser with Windows Narrator on Windows 10 / 11
  • Chrome browser with Windows Narrator on Windows 10 / 11

The Goal Setting Challenge App is not compatible with:

  • Internet Explorer 11 or below using assistive technologies.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of the Goal Setting Challenge App relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the Goal Setting Challenge App, there may be limitations. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for the Goal Setting Challenge App:

  1. Because of the status of current technologies, some uploaded recordings will not have accurate captions or text alternatives because the technology that translates speech to text is not 100% accurate.

Assessment approach

The University of Kansas and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte assessed the accessibility of the Goal Setting Challenge App using the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • Focus groups with high school teachers
  • Focus groups and user testing with secondary students with disabilities

This statement was created on 02 February 2020 using the .