Frontline Education is happy to announce the release of AudioEye Toolkit on the Inventory and Help Desk applications which includes the following enhancement:
- AudioEye Toolkit for Enhanced ADA Compliance
AudioEye Toolkit
We are excited to announce we have integrated AudioEye into our software products to enhance ADA compliance and improve user experience for all our customers. This integration reflects our commitment to accessibility and ensures that our applications are more inclusive and user-friendly.
What is AudioEye?
AudioEye is a leading digital accessibility platform that helps make web content more accessible to individuals with disabilities. By incorporating AudioEye, we are leveraging advanced technology to ensure our software meets ADA standards and provides an equitable experience for all users.
What to Expect
With this update, you will notice the AudioEye icon on various pages within our application. This icon signifies that the page is being monitored and enhanced for accessibility. Users can click on the AudioEye icon to access a suite of tools designed to improve their interaction with our software.
Benefits of AudioEye Integration
- Enhanced Accessibility: AudioEye provides real-time remediation of accessibility issues, ensuring that our software remains compliant with ADA standards.
- User-Friendly Tools: Users can utilize AudioEye’s tools to customize their experience, such as screen readers, color contrast adjustments, and keyboard navigation enhancements.
- Continuous Improvement: The integration allows for ongoing monitoring and updates to maintain and improve accessibility features.
How it Works
- Accessibility Toolbar: By clicking on the AudioEye icon, users can access the toolbar which offers various features to tailor their browsing experience.
- Automated Remediation: AudioEye continuously scans and fixes accessibility issues in real-time, minimizing barriers for users with disabilities.
Key Features
AudioEye is automatically on the lower left corner of every page of your application. Clicking on the icon will open a menu tray of options outlined below.
Visual Toolkit Options
- Focus: Highlights buttons and links with colorful boxes for easier navigation, especially for visual keyboard users.
- Cursor: Enlarges the mouse cursor for better visibility, aiding low-vision users.
- Highlight: Adds bright colored highlights to headings, links, or entire text blocks, improving visibility for visual keyboard users.
- Contrast: Offers options to sharpen images, desaturate colors, and invert color elements for enhanced contrast.
- Color Shift: Adjusts the color wheel to help users with color blindness perceive more contrast between colors.
- Animation: Eliminates moving or flashing animations to prevent potential hazards for users with epilepsy. (no screenshot example shown)
- Text Size: Enlarges website body and headline text for better readability for low-vision users.
- Spacing: Modifies the distance between words and lines of text to improve readability and usability.
- Font: Changes the typeface on pages, including Sans Serif, Serif and Dyslexic (a dyslexia-friendly font option).
- Guide: Creates a horizontal line controlled by the cursor to enhance focus and reading comprehension.
- Window: Blurs most of the page view, controlled by the cursor, to help users focus on specific content.
- Images: Displays alternative text descriptions for images when hover over with the cursor.
Other Options
- 24/7 Help Desk: Allows end users to report accessibility issues directly to AudioEye at any time.
- Skip to Main: Enables users to quickly bypass blocks of content using the keyboard.
- Page Elements Menu: Provides quick navigation options for keyboard and screen reader users to move between different webpage areas.
- Accessibility Statement: Includes language that can be added to your website to demonstrate your commitment to accessibility.
- AudioEye Trusted Certification: Certifies your website's compliance with accessibility standards.