This not only enhances user experience but also ensures inclusivity and compliance with global standards like WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).

Understanding Web Accessibility

Web accessibility involves designing digital content and tools that everyone can use, regardless of their abilities. Some key aspects include:

Screen Readers

Assistive software that converts text, images, and interface elements into speech or braille, enabling visually impaired users to navigate and interact with web content. Popular tools include JAWS, NVDA, and Voiceover.

Keyboard Navigation

Designing interfaces that can be navigated entirely using a keyboard, essential for users who cannot operate a mouse.

Colour Contrast

Ensuring adequate contrast between text and backgrounds.

Alternative Text for Images

Adding descriptive text for images so screen readers can convey their content to users.

Captions and Transcripts

Providing captions for video content and transcripts for audio ensures access for users who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Accessibility in Education: Reaching All Learners

While Cadasio is primarily a visual tool designed to bring 3D instructions and presentations to life, it’s proven to be highly versatile and has gained popularity in educational settings. Teachers and educators use Cadasio to create interactive learning experiences that engage students across a variety of subjects. We recognize that inclusivity in education is critical, and we are committed to ensuring that all children, regardless of their abilities, can access and benefit from our platform. By making Cadasio more accessible, we aim to support diverse learning environments where every child can thrive.

Accessibility Improvements in Cadasio

Cadasio are be split into two areas, the designer, where you build your presentations, and the viewer which is what you share with people.

With the designer being such a visual experience, we are a way off making that completely accessible, so our make focus has been on the viewer. That said, we have recently revisited our design choices within the designer to provide better contrast between graphical user interface (GUI) elements, making it easier to read and navigate for users with colour vision deficiencies.

We want to make our 3D interactive viewer as usable and enjoyable as possible for everyone, regardless of their abilities. Recently, we’ve made several enhancements to improve accessibility in our viewer, including:

Screen Reader Compatibility

The viewer is now optimized to work more effectively with screen readers, allowing visually impaired users to interact with our 3D models and content. Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) labels have been added to elements that are interactive and elements that should not be picked up by the screen reader have their aria-hidden property set to true helping screen readers communicate content more effectively than before.

Better HTML semantics

We have refactored some of our code to better follow web accessibility best practices, and now use more appropirate HTML tags for interactive elements.

Keyboard-Friendly Navigation

A benefit of the restructuring is that now tabbing between interactive elements is a lot more consistent and user friendly.

Always Looking for Feedback

We believe that accessibility is a journey, not a destination. There’s always room to grow, and we’re committed to continuous improvement. If you have ideas or suggestions for how we can make Cadasio more accessible, we’d love to hear from you!

Feel free to reach out to our team and share your feedback. Together, we can make Cadasio a platform that truly welcomes everyone.