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Accessibility and keyboard controls

These controls help teachers and students use Classwise with a keyboard, larger text, or assistive technology. Accessibility depends on the content as well as the application: uploaded scans, diagrams, and documents may need additional alternatives.

Last verified: 2026-09-16

Use Tab and Shift+Tab to move between controls. A visible outline identifies keyboard focus.

Key points

  • At the start of a page, use Skip to main content to bypass repeated navigation.
  • Use Enter to open links and Enter or Space to activate buttons. Menus and selection controls use arrow keys; Escape closes dialogs and menus.
  • Click a navigable table row to open it, or focus the row and press Enter or Space. Selection checkboxes and action menus remain separate controls. Upload areas open the file chooser with Enter or Space, as an alternative to dropping files.
  • Password fields allow pasting and password managers. Use the password visibility button when needed.

On wider screens, the separator between the chat and rubric editor can be adjusted without dragging.

Key points

  • Focus Chat pane width, then use Left or Right to adjust it. Shift with an arrow makes a larger adjustment; Home and End select its minimum and maximum widths.
  • The Narrow chat pane and Widen chat pane buttons provide single-click alternatives.
  • On narrow screens, the chat and editor stack vertically. The assistant drawer also has keyboard and button controls for its width on wider screens.

Use browser zoom to enlarge the interface. Wide data tables can be scrolled independently when their columns need more space.

Key points

  • Course distribution charts and school credit/activity charts have an expandable View data table with the values displayed in the chart.
  • Review student feedback in the web page when you need selectable text. An uploaded scan or handwritten submission may still need a text description supplied by its author.
  • Freehand marks and visual PDF annotations do not automatically become a text description. Put essential feedback in the question feedback or teacher comments as well.

Open Read video transcript and visual descriptions beneath the welcome video to read its speech and the information shown in its slides.

Key points

  • The transcript comes from YouTube’s English automatic captions, with the speaker’s name corrected from the name card and visual descriptions added. The original caption file is available to download.
  • Automatic captions can contain errors. The transcript is not a substitute for an audio-described video where visual information is needed during playback.
  • Use Help in the application or contact hello@classwise.ai for an accessibility barrier or an alternative format. Include the page, control, browser, and assistive technology involved; avoid sending student work unless requested through an appropriate channel.

Keep in mind

These instructions describe available controls and do not establish full WCAG conformance. Embedded services and teacher-provided materials may have additional limitations.