HMH understands the importance of providing digital educational software to learners of all types. As such, many of the most commonly used screens and features in Holt McDougal Online, such as the Log In page and the Dashboard, are designed to support users with accessibility needs. These accessibility improvements include keyboard control to alleviate the need for a mouse and support of screen readers in different browsers, such as:
● Narrator / Windows® 7
● JAWS® Screen Reader / Internet Explorer®
● Window-Eyes / Internet Explorer®
● VoiceOver / Safari®
● NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) / Firefox® and Chrome
● ZoomText / Internet Explorer®
● ZoomText / Firefox®
The keyboard controls work as follows:
● Press the Enter key to execute frame or control.
● Use the arrow keys to move a control up/down for things like combo boxes.
● Press the Esc key to leave the group.
● Press the Tab key to move between controls in a forward sequence.
● Press the Shift + Tab keys to move between controls in a backwards sequence.
Example
On the Dashboard, you can navigate using the following keyboard controls.
1. Press the Tab key to move through the frames or gadgets.
2. Once in a gadget you want to use, such as the Resources gadget (or frame), press the Enter key to use the controls within that frame.
3. Use the Tab key and the arrow keys to move through the resources tiles 1, 2, 3.
4. To exit the Resources gadget (frame), press the Esc key.