Overview
GameDay Passport includes an integration with UserWay's Language & Accessibility widget to ensure the platform is accessible and user-friendly for everyone. This flexible tool allows administrators to customise their experience by adjusting the display, content, and navigation to suit their individual needs. Features range from simple text and contrast adjustments to advanced screen readers and dyslexia-friendly fonts.
Navigation
To find the Accessibility Widget, in the top-right of the header, click the Settings Cog, then select Language & Accessibility from the dropdown menu.
Accessibility Profiles
Accessibility Profiles provide a quick way to apply a bundle of pre-configured settings tailored to specific accessibility needs. Activating a profile will automatically enable a set of tools designed to enhance the experience for that particular requirement.
The following profiles are available:
Motor Impaired: Enhances navigation using hover tooltips on key functions, and pauses flashing animations.
Blind: Enables screen-reader compatibility for visually impaired users.
Color Blind: Adjusts colour contrast to ensure content is distinguishable.
Dyslexia: Changes fonts to be more easily readable.
Low Vision: Increases content size and contrast for better visibility.
Cognitive & Learning: Provides tools like a reading guide, tooltips and larger text to help with focus and comprehension.
Seizure & Epileptic: Stops all flashing animations and reduces colour saturation.
ADHD: Provides a reading mask to help users focus on specific sections of the page.
Individual Accessibility Tools
For more granular control, you can enable and adjust individual tools from the main widget panel. These are grouped into three main categories.
Content & Readability Tools
Screen Reader: Reads the on-screen text aloud. The reading pace can be set to Normal, Fast, or Slow.
Bigger Text: Increases the font size across the platform for easier reading.
Text Spacing: Adjusts the space between letters and words. Options include Light, Moderate, and Heavy spacing.
Dyslexia Friendly: Switches the platform's fonts to a more legible typeface.
Line Height: Increases the spacing between lines of text.
Text Align: Adjusts the alignment of all text to Left, Right, Center, or Justify.
Dictionary: Allows you to look up the definition of words on the page.
Colour & Display Tools
Contrast: Adjusts the site's colour scheme. Options include Invert Colours, Dark Contrast, and Light Contrast.
Smart Contrast: Intelligently inverts the colours of specific on-screen elements rather than the entire page.
Saturation: Adjusts the colour intensity of the page. Options include Low, High, and Desaturate (greyscale).
Navigation & Orientation Tools
Highlight Links: Makes all clickable links and buttons more prominent.
Pause Animations: Stops all moving or flashing elements, such as GIFs.
Hide Images: Hides all images on the page to reduce visual distraction.
Cursor: Changes the standard cursor to a larger, more visible one.
Tooltips: Displays text labels for certain on-screen icons and elements when hovered over.
Page Structure: Displays a pop-up showing all headings, landmarks, and links on the page, allowing for quick navigation.
Reading Guide: Adds a high-contrast horizontal bar that follows the cursor, making it easier to focus on one line of text at a time.
Changing Language
The widget also allows you to change the display language for the GameDay platform. At the top of the widget, click the language dropdown and select from the extensive list of available languages.
After a few seconds, the on-screen text - including on the platform and the widget itself - will instantly translate to your preferred language.
Resetting Settings
To revert all changes and return to the default view, scroll to the bottom of the widget and click the Reset All Accessibility Settings button.
What's Next?
Now that you understand the features of the Language & Accessibility Widget, learn more about the first steps of your GameDay experience:
