Access for All Students
Purposeful Sampling of Technologies Employed in K-12 Online Education
| Green | A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) was available on the product's website |
| Yellow | Product accessibility information was available but no VPAT information was listed |
| Red | No product accessibility information was listed |
The Center reviewed an array of software products and digital materials currently used to develop or distribute elementary and secondary instructional materials. The purpose of the review was to identify the extent to which product developers or publishers offered readily discoverable and publicly available information about product accessibility. Using the Section 508 standards for physical and sensory access as a benchmark, the Center has color coded products green, yellow, or red.
We contacted or attempted to contact a representative of each product reviewed in order to verify that the product's designation was accurate.
Submissions, Corrections, and Updates: We encourage organizations to contacts us regarding their Section 508 compliance. Contact us by phone (785) 864-6423, email info@centerononlinelearning.org, or use our online contact form.
Read the Center's white paper which details the recent history of accessibility legislation and several examples of VPAT best practices.
| Product & Vendor | VPAT | Note | Category | Distribution | Updated | Responded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Blackboard, Icnc. |
VPAT Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/17/2012 | Y | |
|
Desire2Learn |
VPAT Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/17/2012 | Y | |
|
SoftChalk LLC |
VPAT Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/17/2012 | Y | |
|
Pearson Education |
Not Listed | The underlying framework and technology for content management abides by the principles of W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and Section 508. | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N |
|
Advanced Academics |
Not Listed | Committed to updating all courses to be Section 508 complient; has TTS reader -- See their accessibility adjustments referenced here - Accessibility Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N |
|
Education2020 |
Not Listed | See E2020's Foundation Paper outlining accessibility here --Accessibility Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/3/2012 | Y |
|
Plato Learning |
Not Listed | Plato Learning stated they are Section 508 complient and provided a document outling accessibilty. | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 6/27/2012 | Y |
|
Cambium Learning |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 6/19/2012 | Y | |
|
Apex Learning |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
K12 Inc. |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Vschoolz, Inc. |
Not Listed | Vschoolz has an “ADA Statement” link on its homepage, but the associated information provided is unclear. | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/5/2012 | Y |
|
EdisonLearning |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Pearson Education |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Odysseyware |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/10/2012 | Y | |
|
Nat’l Ed Foundation |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/16/2012 | N | |
|
Mercury Online Education |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/16/2012 | N | |
|
NaMaYa Education |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Compass Learning |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 6/29/2012 | Y | |
|
Pinnacle Education |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
StudyWiz |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/10/2012 | N | |
|
ATutor |
VPAT Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Open Source | 7/18/2012 | Y | |
|
CourseAvenue |
VPAT Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 7/19/2012 | Y | |
|
Moodle |
VPAT Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Open Source | 7/18/2012 | Y | |
|
Sakai Project |
VPAT Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Open Source | 7/18/2012 | Y | |
|
Instructure |
VPAT Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Open Source | 7/18/2012 | Y | |
|
Microsoft |
VPAT Info |
Presentation | Commercial | 7/18/2012 | Y | |
|
Apple |
VPAT Info |
Presentation | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
Prezi |
Not Listed | Presentation | 6/19/2012 | Y | ||
|
Microsoft |
VPAT Info |
Document Creation | Commercial | 7/18/2012 | Y | |
|
Apple |
VPAT Info |
Document Creation | Commercial | 7/18/2012 | Y | |
|
Apple |
VPAT Info |
Document Creation | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
Google |
VPAT Info |
Document Creation | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
Open Office |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here - Accessibility Info |
Document Creation | Open Source | 7/2/2012 | Y |
|
Adobe |
Not Listed | See accessibility informaiton referenced here - Accessibility Info |
Document Creation | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Inspiration Software |
VPAT Info |
Organizational/Concept Mapping | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
Inspiration Software |
VPAT Info |
Organizational/Concept Mapping | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
Evernote |
Not Listed | Organizational/Concept Mapping | 7/2/2012 | N | ||
|
Lucid Software |
Not Listed | Organizational/Concept Mapping | 6/19/2012 | Y | ||
|
Twitter |
Not Listed | See accessibility add-on here -Accessibility Info |
Social Networking | 7/18/2012 | Y | |
|
Facebook |
Not Listed | See accessibility information and commentary here - Accessibility Info |
Social Networking | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Diigo |
Not Listed | Social Networking | 7/2/2012 | N | ||
|
Ning |
Not Listed | Social Networking | 7/2/2012 | N | ||
|
Class Dojo |
Not Listed | Progress Monitoring | 7/2/2012 | N | ||
|
GoalBook |
Not Listed | Progress Monitoring | 6/27/2012 | Y | ||
|
Wordpress |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here - Accessibility Info and Accessibility Info |
Blogs & Hybrid CMS Systems | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Edublogs |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here - Accessibility Info |
Blogs & Hybrid CMS Systems | 6/21/2012 | Y | |
|
Google |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here -Accessibility Info |
Blogs & Hybrid CMS Systems | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Edmodo |
Not Listed | Blogs & Hybrid CMS Systems | 7/2/2012 | Y | ||
|
McGraw Hill Education |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here - Accessibility Info |
Instructional Content | Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N |
|
Coughlin/Capstone Publishing |
Not Listed | Digital books offer recorded audio, highlighting & controls are keyboard mapped; magnification options. See accessibility information referenced here - Accessibility Info |
Instructional Content | Commercial | 7/9/2012 | N |
|
Inkling |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here - Accessibility Info |
Instructional Content | Commercial | 6/29/2012 | Y |
|
Adaptive Curriculum |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Commercial | 7/2/2012 | Y | |
|
Pearson School |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Commercial | 7/2/2012 | Y | |
|
HMH/MBS Direct |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Brainhive.com |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Commercial | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
Rice University |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here - Accessibility Info |
Instructional Content | Open Source | 6/27/2012 | Y |
|
Curriki.org |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Open Source | 7/2/2012 | Y | |
|
Khan Academy |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Open Source | 7/2/2012 | N | |
|
ISKME |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Open Source | 6/28/2012 | Y | |
|
cK-12 Foundation |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Open Source | 7/2/2012 | Y | |
|
Apple Computer |
VPAT Info |
Multimedia Creation | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
VoiceThread LLC |
VPAT Info |
Multimedia Creation | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
Microsoft |
VPAT Info |
Multimedia Creation | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
Apple Computer |
VPAT Info |
Multimedia Creation | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
Apple Computer |
VPAT Info |
Multimedia Creation | 7/18/2012 | Y | ||
|
Unity Technologies |
Not Listed | Multimedia Creation | 7/2/2012 | Y | ||
|
MIT Media Lab |
Not Listed | Multimedia Creation | 6/21/2012 | Y | ||
|
Agilix Labs |
Not Listed | Content/Learning Management |
11/2/2012 | Y | ||
|
Epsilen, LLC. |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here - Accessibility Info |
Content/Learning Management |
Commercial | 11/16/2012 | N |
|
Moodlerooms, Inc. |
VPAT Info |
Content/Learning Management |
11/2/2012 | Y | ||
|
Pearson Education |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | 11/16/2012 | N | ||
|
Pearson Education Inc. |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here for MyWritingLab - Accessibility Info |
Instructional Content | 11/16/2012 | N | |
|
Adobe Systems Incorporated |
VPAT Info |
eBooks/eReader | 11/2/2012 | Y | ||
|
School Specialty Inc. |
Not Listed | Content Area Products | 11/26/2012 | Y | ||
|
School Specialty Inc. |
Not Listed | Content Area Products | 11/26/2012 | Y | ||
|
Pearson Education, Inc. |
Not Listed | Content Area Products | 1/14/2013 | Y | ||
|
Achieve3000® |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Commercial | 1/11/2013 | N | |
|
Triumph Learning, LCC |
Not Listed | Test Preparation | Commercial | 4/10/2013 | Y | |
|
Amazon |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here- Accessibility Info |
eBooks/eReader | Open Source | 4/10/2013 | Y |
|
Amazon |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here- Accessibility Info |
eBooks/eReader | Commercial | 4/10/2013 | Y |
|
Amazon |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here- Accessibility Info |
eBooks/eReader | Commercial | 4/10/2013 | Y |
|
Amazon |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here- Accessibility Info |
eBooks/eReader | Commercial | 4/10/2013 | Y |
|
Amazon |
Not Listed | See accessibility information referenced here- Accessibility Info |
eBooks/eReader | Commercial | 4/10/2013 | Y |
|
Learning.com |
Not Listed | Instructional Content | Commercial | 5/6/2013 | Y |