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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Zach,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I had tested ExamSoft a few times while at CBC and remember the battle. I don’t have any of those record now. I feel your frustration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Walton<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Pronouns: they/them<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Web Accessibility Specialist/IT Quality Assurance Tester<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">vwalton@sbctc.edu</span></u><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• office: 360-704-4343•
</span><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">website:
<u><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/default.aspx">www.sbctc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>The power of the Web is in its universality.<br>
Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> CATO <cato-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Lattin, Zachary via CATO<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 7, 2023 11:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cato@lists.ctc.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Lattin, Zachary <ZLattin@clark.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CATO] Examsoft VPAT, YIKES!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings CATO,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I just tested assessment software Examplify for our institution and it was a particularly egregious accessibility failure, so I figured I would share some of my findings. Attached is the first red flag ... I mean VPAT, which is a completely
inaccessible and untagged pdf. After I OCRed it with ABBYY Finereader I found the following concerns in the "Partially Supports" and "Does not support" columns, which I then verified in subsequent testing of the windows and IOS Apps:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Hotspot questions using images cannot be used with VoiceOver.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Some controls have accessible labels. Some form fields such as edit fields do not have accessible names.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Some functions are keyboard operable. The Spreadsheet tool is not keyboard operable and the text editor used in Essay questions does not support keyboard shortcuts for formatting functions
when using a physical keyboard. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">iOS devices are intended for touchscreen use. The home menu and PDF attachments traps VoiceOver focus when focus is moved to the menu.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Programmatic focus that VoiceOver follows does not follow reading order on exam question pages or when opening a PDF pop out.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Some user interface components with labels contain the text that is presented visually. Some "Next" buttons do not have an accessible name that matches the visible text.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Some components (e.g., input fields) do not provide some required information (e.g., names).
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Application restricts content to landscape orientation.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Minimum contrast ratios are used with some exceptions.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Operating system functions for changing text size are not supported. Functions to bold text are supported.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Visual focus is shown where there is keyboard functionality.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The first deal-breaker for me was the completely inaccessible text editor for composing essay questions. I will point out that inaccessible text editors in products like this stem from a particularly ablest assumption that AT users don't
need to create content, they just need to consume it. if you're testing a product, please remember to test its ability to create content inside itself!
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<p class="MsoNormal">I could go on and on about these issues but I think you get the gist. Clark will need to work on finding an alternative to using Examsoft.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--Zach<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Campus IT Accessibility Coordinator and Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IT Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone (call or text): (360) 992-2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:zlattin@clark.edu">zlattin@clark.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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