Pearson Connexus is committed to accessibility and follows Section 508 and WGAC 2.2 standards in design and development. These efforts are documented in our VPAT and WCAG 2.2 AA statement.
Student Accommodations and IEPs
Admins can set up specific Accommodations and IEPs for students and teachers can review them.
Screen Readers and Pearson Connexus
While other screen readers may work, Pearson Connexus is optimized for the NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) screen reader used with the Mozilla Firefox browser. NVDA can be used with other supported browsers, (Google Chrome – latest two versions, Apple Safari – latest two versions, Microsoft Edge – latest two versions), but we recommend using Firefox for the best user experience. Users install this third-party software and use it to read the Pearson Connexus application.
Within certain Course Activities, students might see an Accessibility tools icon. If that icon is selected, the Text to Speech (TSS) Toolbar opens. The TTS toolbar has options such as play and pause that can start and stop the screen reader.
On certain screens in Pearson Connexus, there are inline help items that users access by selecting the question mark bubble.
These items are not currently supported by screen readers. Users can access the text by selecting the Help tool in the Main Menu on the screen the bubble appears on, and reviewing the Accessibility notes box in the article that opens.
Software Types
Major types of software are included, but not limited to, the following:
- Adobe Suite (Reader, Shockwave, etc.)
- Adobe maintains a list of VPATs that can be found on the accessibility compliance area of the Adobe website.
- Word processing and spreadsheet software
- For Microsoft products such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint, the VPAT can be found on the Accessibility Conformance Reports area of its website.
- Google (Open Source Option)
- Google provides VPATs on its Accessibility Conformance Reports area of its website.
- Firefox for Windows
- Safari mac
- NVDA
Additional Articles:
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Pearson Connexus
- Agilix and Pearson Connexus VPAT and WCAG 2.2 AA statement
- Record Accommodations for Students
- Review Student Accommodations
- Accessibility Guide for District Partnerships
- Users Tool add IEP information and record accommodations for students