Our Commitment to Accessibility

For blind users or users who have low vision, Knewton Alta courseware is compatible with commonly used third-party screen reader software that can read textual information.

For users who have visual or perceptual disabilities, Knewton Alta courseware is compatible with commonly used third-party screen magnifiers that can improve the visual readability of rendered text and images.

For users who have physical disabilities and prefer to use a keyboard as an alternative to a mouse, Knewton Alta supports keyboard-only usage to visit most links, buttons, and form controls.

For users with hearing disabilities, Knewton Alta provides closed captioning on all instructional videos that serve a pedagogical purpose.

For users who are blind or have visual disabilities, Knewton Alta includes relevant descriptions of icons and non-text-based elements on web pages to aid commonly used third-party screen readers.

For users who have visual or perceptual disabilities, Knewton Alta presents all applicable text and images of text at an appropriate ratio (e.g., 4.5:1 or more) to improve readability for people who have a color vision deficit.

For blind users, Knewton Alta provides accessible alternative text and long descriptions for all static images that serve a pedagogical purpose. For users with visual and hearing disabilities, the courseware provides descriptive transcripts that capture the full pedagogical content in instructional videos  that serve a pedagogical purpose.

For users who have mobility impairments, learning disabilities, low vision, blindness, or who are deaf/hearing impaired, Knewton Alta courseware is compatible with commonly used third-party speech recognition software to support voiced keyboard and mouse commands.