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Accessibility

Accessibility

Learning happens best when everyone important to the education of a K-12 child is involved.

Edsby products have been engineered to embrace accessibility objectives that empower and engage individuals in their learning goals.

Created With Accessibility in Mind

We strive to ensure our products are accessible to all users, regardless of their abilities or platforms. We regularly analyze our adherence to relevant WCAG 2.1 standards and ensure Edsby is usable with a broad range of assistive technologies, including screen readers.

Landmarks in Edsby
Edsby navigation with screen reader for visually impaired users
Pregnant mom checking cellphone

Responsive Design

Edsby is a modern, industry-standard HTML5 web application and requires no particular network, client, client operating system, or client plugin. It adapts to all screen sizes and resolutions, not only on desktop but also on mobile, tablet, gaming consoles and even TVs.

Edsby supports browser and OS magnification features that allow users to enlarge text as desired.

Accessibility Features Built In

  1. An optional high contrast user interface mode in Edsby can make content easier to read.
  2. The rich text editor built into Edsby includes an Accessibility Checker that scans for and recommends improvements in text formatting such as contrast, font size, and alt descriptions.
  3. Audio and video recording options are available in posts, responses, and comments. Audio and and video are transcoded by Edsby, enabling playback by virtually any device on any computing platform.

Multi-Lingual

Edsby is used around the world and was designed from the beginning to support international languages. It is available in dozens of languages today and more are easily added. It also supports popular browser translation extensions for translation of content.

Language support in Edsby

Ongoing Reviews

As we design new capabilities in Edsby, we ensure new features maintain a high level of accessibility. We also conduct internal accessibility reviews and analyses using third-party tools to ensure Edsby meets and exceeds the requirements of our customers and end-users.

In their own words

What Edsby customers say

192Parent and Teacher testimonials

We have benefited so much from this program in our school, I'm not sure how we survived without it.
Dr. Mary AshunPrincipal, Philopateer Christian College
Edsby has improved communication in more ways than I can count.
Dr. Mary AshunPrincipal, Philopateer Christian College
I love recording and sharing video/audio for parents to hear their child.
Victoria BurzesTechnology Special Assignment Teacher, Algoma District School Board, 9,400 students and their parents on Edsby since 2017
Easy communication with students. Love the flexible class list printing.
Alyssa PurselTeacher, Greater Essex County District School Board, 38,000 students and their parents on Edsby since 2015
With powerful features and a great user experience, new teachers are always amazed by how simple Edsby is.
David LeeVice Principal, St. Michael's College School
Edsby keeps me connected with my daughters’ schools and teachers, especially during the pandemic.
Nicole BusherParent, Greater Essex County District School Board, 38,000 students and their parents on Edsby since 2015
In our school, Edsby is trusted as the go-to source for everything related to student learning.
Will LammersVice-Principal, Smithville Christian High School
Edsby eliminates the need for various systems and software applications, simplifying my workflow.
Carina WolfertTeacher, London Christian High
Most useful grading and communication platform I’ve seen, and it’s always evolving.
Scott AntonidesTeacher, Smithville Christian High School
Edsby is Google Classroom, your gradebook and your school email all-in-one.
Amanda BattyTeacher, Prairie Land School Division
Edsby helps me stay up to date with my son’s progress.
Jocelyn BlairParent, Pembina Trails School Division, 18,000 students and their parents on Edsby since 2022
I like seeing my child’s schedule, class activity, office announcements and being able to report absences to the school.
Naomi VanasseParent, Greater Essex County District School Board, 38,000 students and their parents on Edsby since 2015