Contributed Modules to Help with Accessibility

Last modified: September 20, 2009 - 09:58

Accessible Helper Module Version 6 dev

The Accessible module is designed to help overcome deficits in Drupal 6 core and contributed modules without theming and coding. It works through form hooks, css additions, and theming.

Issues Addressed

  • Adds ability for block authors to class individual block titles as offscreen
  • Fixes Google CSE search form label and heading accessibility issues through hook form alter.

Text Resize

The Text Resize module provides your end-users with a block that can be used to quickly change the font size of text on your Drupal site. The block includes two buttons that can increase and decrease the printed text on the page. This module is primarily focused on increasing the accessibility of your pages, by helping visually-impaired users to adjust the text size so that it is most comfortable for their eyesight.

Text Size

The Text Size module provides your end-users with a block that can be used to quickly change the font size of text using a drop-down menu with relative percentages. Like Text Resize, this module is primarily focused on increasing the accessibility of your pages, by helping visually-impaired users to adjust the text size so that it is most comfortable for their eyesight. No JavaScript required (WCAG/BITV 6.3). The module can use simply the images/Templates of Tex Resize module .

Page Style

The Page Style module display a style changer in a block and in the browser for better Web Accessibility. No JavaScript required (WCAG/BITV 6.3).

Switchtheme

The Switchtheme module adds a block to allow users to switch between enabled themes. Themes can be given 'user friendly' names and access can be controlled by user role.

Better Select

Multiselect HTML select elements are hard for users. Selecting more than one requires Ctrl+clicking (or Cmd+clicking on Mac), and explaining this to users who sometimes have trouble even clicking the mouse at all is no one's idea of fun.

Better Select module overrides all multiselect HTML elements in Drupal and replaces them with checkboxes, in an auto-scrolling div so they don't take up much room on the page.

 
 

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