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title: Accessibility
description: This page discusses the accessibility of the developer documentation site, including any policies and certifications that are adhered to.
description: A statement about the accessibility of the Moodle Developer Resources site.
tags:
- Accessibility
- Compliance
- Certification
---

The Moodle Developer resources are designed to provide equal functionality and access to information for all people. There should be no barrier for people regardless of any disabilities, or assistive technologies that are used, different screen sizes, and different input devices (for example mouse, keyboard and touchscreen).
The Moodle Developer Resources are designed to provide equal functionality and access to information for everyone.

This website is built according to World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) level AA](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/?currentsidebar=%23col_customize&levels=aaa).

This means you should be able to:

- Enlarge text by zooming in.
- Read the text and view images that have a high contrast to their background.
- Change the background and text colour and fonts using browser plugins.
- Navigate the website using only a keyboard.
- Navigate using a screen-reader and speech-recognition software.
- Listen to texts and image descriptions using a screen-reader (such as [NVDA](https://www.nvaccess.org/download/)).

## Alter this website to suit your own needs

[My Computer My Way](https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/) is a website by AbilityNet that helps you to set up your computer to suit your own needs.

## What to do if you cannot access any part of this website

If you have problems accessing any part of the website, or require it in a different format, such as accessible PDF, large print or an audio recording, please use the [Moodle Community Sites contact form](https://moodle.com/contact/support/?selection=community#form) and let us know which pages you require access to.

## Questions, comments and suggestions

Please direct any questions, comments, or suggestions for improving the accessibility of this website to the authors using the [Moodle Community Sites contact form](https://moodle.com/contact/support/?selection=community#form). Please include the URL (web link) to any relevant pages.

## Learn about accessibility

Moodle Academy offers a number of [free short courses about accessibility](https://moodle.academy/tag/index.php?tc=2&tag=Accessibility&from=2) for the general public, teachers and programmers. Get started with the 1 hour [Introduction to Accessibility](https://moodle.academy/course/view.php?id=58) course to learn how you can communicate in a more accessible way to benefit everyone.