Films On Demand Accessibility Roadmap

Infobase is committed to ensuring that its products and services are accessible to everyone.  As part of this commitment, Infobase has identified the following criteria in Films On Demand that do not meet a conformance status of Supports.

Infobase sets a standard/guideline of being Level AA compliant with the WCAG 2.0 guidelines, Revised Section 508, and European Standard EN 301 549. Please see the latest VPAT for compliance standards that address the additional WCAG 2.1 criteria.  

Criteria	Current Status	Remarks and Explanations	Expected Resolution Date
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)	Partially Supports	Most images and non-text content have appropriate alternative text, or labels, or descriptions, or figure captions assigned to them. Some current exceptions are: There are some missing form labels in page tool modals at this time. Note: Better form controls will be a part of the new FOD redesign in 2021-22.	Q4, 2021
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A)	Partially Supports	Most videos on Films On Demand have closed captioning and interactive text transcripts. Note: Starting in 2022, a subset of popular videos within the Films On Demand video library may receive audio descriptions.	Deferred
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)	Partially Supports	Films On Demand uses semantically correct HTML. When standard HTML is insufficient, ARIA labels provide the necessary programmatic information on specific page elements. Some current exceptions are: There are some missing form labels in page tool modals at this time. Some pages may skip one or more heading levels, but overall, heading navigation is still possible. Some visual information and relationships may lack programmatic information for screen readers. Usually, adjacent text read aloud can inform a user of a particular heading or lists meaning or context. Note: Films On Demand will be getting redesigned in 2021-22. Any missing programmatic information, missing form labels, and any skipped heading levels will be identified and remediated in the new redesign.	Q1, 2022
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)	Partially Supports	The keyboard supports fundamental functions, including navigation, search, and video playback. Some current exceptions are: Video page tool modals such as Share, Add To, Cite, and Segments do not always work as expected with the keyboard at this time. The scrolling of the videos selection mechanism on the Homepage and You may also like... sections have a mouse hover overlay that provides additional information. When using the keyboard, the keyboard focus does not reveal this overlay.  Note: Films On Demand will be getting redesigned in 2021-22. The redesign will address the keyboard navigation problems found in the page tool modals.	Q4, 2021
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)	Partially Supports	Instructions and labels are provided when user inputs are required. Some current exceptions are: Video page tool modals such as Share, Add To, Cite, and Segments are missing corresponding form labels, which affects the announcement of some form label information with assistive technology. Note: Planned remediation of this issue is being conducted. Better form controls will be a part of the new FOD redesign in 2021-22.	Q4, 2021
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)	Partially Supports	All pages conform to modern HTML/XHTML web standards. The validator: https://validator.w3.org/ found some parsing errors, but not significant enough to affect the accessibility of Films On Demand. Note: Parsing errors found in the old Films On Demand will be evaluated and corrected in the new FOD redesign in 2021-22.	Q1, 2022
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)	Partially Supports	Films On Demand uses semantic HTML, which facilitates accessibility. ARIA is used to enhance accessibility when HTML is not sufficient. Some current exceptions are: Video page tool modals such as Share, Add To, Cite, and Segments are missing corresponding form labels. Note: As mentioned, page tool modals will be much more thoroughly looked at in the new FOD redesign. Therefore, the current errors associated with the name, role, and value of FOD components and elements will be significantly improved.	Q4, 2021
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA)	Partially Supports	Audio descriptions are generally not available for FOD videos at this time. However, closed captioning and interactive transcripts are available for most titles.  Note: Starting in 2022, a subset of popular videos within the Films On Demand video library may receive audio descriptions.	Deferred
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)	Partially Supports	Most heading structures and form labels are informative and compliant with accessibility standards. As mentioned, many elements are labeled using ARIA. Some current exceptions are: Not all form controls have properly associated text labels. Note: Attention will be given in the FOD redesign to any areas where the headings and labels don’t meet accessibility standards described in the WCAG 2.0 guidelines.	Q1, 2022