Accessibility
Accessibility
We build Partial Credit to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the standard universities require for course tools. Here is what we test, the limits we know about, and how to reach us.
What we check
On the screens students and course staff use.
- Automated WCAG 2.1 A and AA scans. Sign-in, course pages, student upload and page mapping, grades and regrade requests, and the instructor grading screens and dialogs.
- Readable contrast. Text meets the 4.5:1 contrast minimum, including on tinted panels.
- Phones and zoom. Pages reflow at phone width and at 400% zoom without sideways scrolling.
- Keyboard. Controls are native or labeled controls with a visible focus outline, and the document viewer can be scrolled from the keyboard.
- Reduced motion. Animation and smooth scrolling follow your system setting.
Known limits
- Handwritten scans are pictures. A screen reader cannot read a student’s handwriting or an image-only PDF. Typed PDFs, rubric items, comments and grades are text.
- Testing with assistive technology is under way. Full keyboard and screen-reader testing (NVDA and VoiceOver) is not finished yet. We fix what it finds.
- Accessibility Conformance Report. We are preparing one on the VPAT® 2.5 template. Ask us for the current draft.
Report a barrier
If something in Partial Credit does not work with how you use the web, email support@partialcredit.app with the page and what happened. We will help you finish your task another way while we fix it.
Last reviewed October 22, 2026.