The Accessibility File Scan block—formerly the Moodle File Scan—was Filescan block was developed to help determine how friendly course PDFs are to assistive technology such as Read & Write, Kurzweil, screen readers, and various other tools students might use to help them consume course readings.
To access the File Scan Accessibility Filescan (and all other) blocks ) open the "block drawer" on the right of your Moodle course. Please see Moodle Blocks for more thorough information.
The File Scan Accessibility Filescan provides a Summary report on files in the course. Click View File Details to get more information.
The Moodle File Scan Accessibility Filescan tool checks the accessibility of PDF files in a Moodle class and provides a report on the accessibility of each file. The status is either pass, fail, or check. A PDF file fails if it does not pass any of the checks. A file is marked as check if the file passes at least one check but does not meet all the checks. A PDF passes if it meets all the accessibility checks.
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Even if an instructor is not requiring students to utilize Moodle, the Accessibility Filescan can be a great tool to see where the course stands in terms of accessibility, so do consider uploading files but hiding them from students in order to check their accessibility. |
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The following symbols are used to display the result of the accessibility File ScanAccessibility Filescan.
A green check means the test passed
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The Moodle PDF Accessibility Check or Moodle File Scan Accessibility Filescan is a very useful tool to use as an indicator of how much of your course material may be friendly to assistive technology. By assistive technology we mean tools like Kurzweil, Beeline Reader and Read & Write, screen readers such as VoiceOver, NVDA and JAWS, and various other tools people might use to help them consume course readings.
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