Accessibility Information

Interactive Literacy Series

The Interactive Literacy Series has been designed to be accessible to a broad spectrum of learners and the following features promote accessibility:

• Learners are able to use the Windows ‘Mouse keys’ tool to control all aspects of the program as an alternative to standard mouse control.
• Clear, audio instructions are provided for all activities (with the exception of Video screens). This audio support can be repeated at any time by clicking on the speech bubble icon.
• Font colour can be temporarily changed in all Text Screens using the highlighter tool-kit.
• Text from the Text Screens can be copied and pasted into other programmes if required.
• Screen magnifiers such as Supernova can be used to increase the size of text and diagrams.

The following features of the Interactive Literacy Series conform to the standards and specifications identified in the BECTA guidelines ‘Making software accessible: rising to the challenge’.

Learners with poor vision

• Screen magnifier software such as Supernova can be used to provide learners with visual impairments the flexibility to increase text size or graphics.
• Clear, audio instructions are provided for every activity offering additional support for learners who may have difficulty reading on-screen information.

Learners with poor motor skills

• Windows Mouse keys can be used to control the program as an alternative to standard mouse control.
• Interactive Literacy is compatible for use with switches.

 Learners with dyslexia or other reading difficulties

• Clear, audio instructions are provided throughout the resource which can be accessed by clicking on the speech bubble icon.

Learners for whom English is not a first language

• The clear visual design and audio sound effects help children whose first language is not English to access the resource successfully.

Accessibility options should be implemented including keyboard and mouse features

• Mouse keys can be used to control the program as an alternative to standard mouse control.

Diagrams should be clear and have good visibility

• Screen magnifier software such as Supernova can be utilised to increase the size of graphics.

Allow all text to be copied

• Text in all Text Screens can be copied (using the mouse) and pasted into a different programme.