Case Study
Enhancing Accessibility of a K-12 Educational Program for Chromebooks
Key Result Highlights
- Achieved rapid team scaling with 100 members onboarded within 8-9 weeks to meet Back To School timelines efficiently.
- Secured California bid for the client by successfully addressing key Accessibility requirements.
- Implemented tools and processes ensuring all future interactivities are developed with inherent Accessibility features, in addition to remediating existing content.
The Client
The client is a US-based K-12 publisher with their key programs consisting of multiple interactive games to support student learning, motivation, and engagement through integration.
The Challenge
There was a need for their existing program to be designed for use on Chromebooks and make the interactives accessible.
Critical Success Parameters
- Meet a steep ‘Back To School’ timeline.
- Ensure that the transformed product meets the strict quality benchmarks set forth by the client.
- Conduct thorough testing to accommodate the vast user base seamlessly.
- Assemble a proficient team with proven expertise in Chromebook app development.
Our Approach
- Magic EdTech created a project plan that included feasibility analysis, thorough audit and working with the existing code to remediate the interactives for accessibility.
- The instructional design & editorial teams collaborated closely with the development and accessibility teams to ensure tasks such closed captioning and alt text writing and learning effectiveness are well taken care of.
- Our accessibility team engaged users with disabilities in thorough testing and certification processes to ensure interactives met Accessibility standards.
- Established a device farm for rigorous testing across a spectrum of devices and assistive technologies, including Jaws, Chromevox, Narrator, and VoiceOver.
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