Bioscience LabSim Library VPAT

Bioscience LabSim Library VPAT

Accessibility Conformance Report

WCAG Edition, (Based on VPAT® Version 2.5Rev)


Name of Product: LearnSci Bioscience LabSims

Report Date: January 2026

Product Description: A collection of 88 highly interactive multi-page web applications designed to assist students in learning practical bioscience concepts in a formative style. 

Contact Information: support@learnsci.com

Notes: This report covers the full range of resources from a top level perspective, it does not detail each individual resource separately. Experience may vary between resources. The most used 10 over the past year have been analysed in detail to create this report. 

Evaluation Methods Used: 

  • Wave Chrome extension

  • Windows, NVDA screen reader

  • Lighthouse in Chrome

  • Firefox, Chrome Dev tools

  • MacOS Voiceover

Applicable Standards/Guidelines:

This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guidelines:

Standard/Guideline

Included In Report

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0

Level A

Level AA 

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1

Level A

Level AA 

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2

Level A

Level AA

Terms

The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:

  • Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.

  • Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.

  • Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion.

  • Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product.

  • Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can be used only in WCAG Level AAA.


WCAG 2.x Report

Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.x Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.0 Conformance Requirements.


Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A

Criteria

Conformance level

Remarks and explanations

1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Supports


1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)

Supports

No audio or video only content

1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)

Not Applicable


1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A)

Not Applicable


1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Supports


1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)

Supports


1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics  (Level A)

Supports


1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)

Supports


1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A)

Not Applicable


2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)

Supports


2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)

Supports


2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 and 2.2)

Supports


2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)

Supports


2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)

Supports

All animations are either shorter than 5 seconds or are essential to the content

2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)

Supports


2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)

Not Applicable


2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)

Supports


2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)

Supports


2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)

Supports


2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 and 2.2)

Not Applicable


2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 and 2.2)

Supports


2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 and 2.2)

Supports


2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 and 2.2)

Supports


3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)

Supports


3.2.1 On Focus (Level A)

Supports


3.2.2 On Input (Level A)

Supports


3.2.6 Consistent Help (Level A 2.2 only)



3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A)

Supports

The activities are formative and there are very few “input errors” as such. There are questions that are answered correctly or incorrectly but each one has dedicated feedback. 

3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)

Supports


3.3.7 Redundant Entry (Level A 2.2 only)



4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)

WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 – Always answer ‘Supports’

WCAG 2.2 (obsolete and removed) - Does not apply


Supports

For WCAG 2.0 and 2.1, the September 2023 errata update indicates this criterion is always supported. See the WCAG 2.0 Editorial Errata and the WCAG 2.1 Editorial Errata.

4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Supports



Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA

Criteria

Conformance level

Remarks and explanations

1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA)

Supports


1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA)

Supports


1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2)

Supports


1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2)

Not Applicable


1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Supports


1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA)

Does not support



1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA)

Supports


1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2)

Does not support


1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2)

Supports


1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2)

Does not support


1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2)

Supports


2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA)

Not Applicable


2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)

Supports


2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA)

Supports


2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) (Level AA 2.2 only)

Supports


2.5.7 Dragging Movements (Level AA 2.2 only)

Supports


2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (Level AA 2.2 only)

Supports


3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA)

Supports


3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA)

Supports


3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA)

Supports


3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA)

Supports


3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA)

Supports


3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum) (Level AA 2.2 only)

Not Applicable


4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2)

Supports


This VPAT is provided for informational purposes only and represents the accessibility status of the product as of the report date. The information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. This report does not constitute legal advice. The product may be modified over time, which may affect the accessibility features described herein. Different testing methodologies or assistive technologies may yield different results. Organizations are responsible for conducting their own accessibility evaluations to determine whether this product meets their specific requirements.











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