Diffit’s Accessibility Philosophy
Our mission is to help teachers provide “just right” learning resources for all their students. Accessibility is at the core of that mission and we are continuously working to support as many educators and students as possible. We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 and user feedback to guide our product development and updates.
We recently completed our Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) to ensure that Diffit meets the latest accessibility standards. Diffit conforms with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. To request a copy of our VPAT, please email us at weloveteachers@diffit.me.
What is WCAG?
WCAG defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Diffit conforms with WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
Key Accessibility Features
Here are some of the ways Diffit supports accessibility for educators and students.
- Teachers can generate text at different reading levels to meet the needs of all students
- Teachers can generate resources in 70+ languages
- Teachers can access 60+ activities and graphic organizers that scaffold access to content to meet different learning needs
- Teachers can add images as well as text to student resources
- Teachers can print all resources generated in Diffit
- Teachers can export all resources to Google Drive tools (e.g. Forms, Slides, Docs), which enable additional accessibility features such as navigating and editing documents with a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts, using a braille display, and typing with voice.
- Diffit’s font size, style, and spacing choices were made to maximize legibility and inclusivity
- Diffit is available on all major browsers and is supported on any device with a web browser
Feedback
We love hearing from teachers. If you have feedback or suggestions on how to improve Diffit’s accessibility, please email us at weloveteachers@diffit.me.