Accessibility Conformance Report for GitHub Classroom

Report Date

This report was last updated on November 13, 2025.

Product Description

GitHub Classroom is a teaching tool that lets teachers and school administrators create and manage digital classrooms and assignments.

Contact Information

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Scope

The scope of this report is limited to the following user scenarios on GitHub Classroom:

  • Create new classroom and organization
  • Classroom settings
  • Collaborators and student roster
  • Roster syncing in an LMS
  • Manage assignments details and settings
  • Find classroom, view active, sort controls, dropdowns controls

Note: The UI is the same for all LMS integrations

Evaluation Methods Used

Scenarios were tested using:

  • Keyboard-only interactions
  • JAWS and NVDA with Google Chrome
  • axe
  • Colour Contrast Analyzer
  • Platform features such as high contrast and zoom

Applicable Standards/Guidelines

This report reflects outstanding issues found by an audit based on the level A and AA criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 (WCAG 2.2 AA).

Terms

  • 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.

WCAG 2.2

Level A Success Criteria

Success Criteria Conformance Level Remarks and Explanations
1.1.1 Non-text Content

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.39] Alt attribute is not defined for the image
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)

Supports
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)

Supports
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative

Supports
1.3.1 Info and Relationships

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.34] 'Choose a comparison method' is unnecessarily defined under list
  • [GithubCLRM1.40] Screen reader is announcing incorrect list item information
  • [GithubCLRM1.42] Incorrect legend tag is defined for 'Choose an owner' control
  • [GithubCLRM1.46] Screen reader is not announcing the associative information
  • [GithubCLRM1.46] Screen Reader is not announcing the group label for the checkbox
  • [GithubCLRM1.42] Screen reader does not announce the required information for 'Owner' control
  • [GithubCLRM1.32] Screen reader does not announce the associated label information
  • [GithubCLRM1.27] Screen reader does not announce the displayed error message
  • [GithubCLRM1.21] Screen reader is not announcing the associative label information for 'Edit slug' control
  • [GithubCLRM1.32] [New Classroom-Starter code and Environment] The screen reader does not announce the associated label for the list items present inside 'Select an editor' dropdown.
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.32] Screen reader focus land on the hidden content
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics

Supports
1.4.1 Use of Color

Supports
1.4.2 Audio Control

Supports
2.1.1 Keyboard

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.8] [GitHub Classroom- accessibility testing-classroom-1ba9b8-Navigation] The tab items is not accessible through the keyboard direction keys.
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap

Supports
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts

Supports
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable

Supports
2.2.2 Pause Stop Hide

Supports
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold

Supports
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks

Supports
2.4.2 Page Titled

Supports
2.4.3 Focus Order

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.3] Keyboard focus is not logical after 'New classroom' control
  • [GithubCLRM1.46] [New Classroom-New Classroom] The keyboard focus goes hidden element after the 'My personal account' control below the 'This organization belongs to' text.
  • [GithubCLRM1.42] [New Classroom-Reuse Assignment] The keyboard focus moves to the next interactive control without the -'Choose an organization' dropdown automatically collapsing.
  • [GithubCLRM1.32] [New Classroom-Starter code and Environment] The keyboard focus moves to the next interactive control without the -'Select an editor' dropdown automatically collapsing.
  • [GithubCLRM1.35][GitHub Classroom-Run the command]: Keyboard focus is moving out of dialog after the last control-'save test case'.
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.42] [Classroom-Reuse Assignment-Here] 'Here' Link is not descriptive.
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures

Supports
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation

Supports
2.5.3 Label in Name

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.26] Visual name and aria-label are different for 'Copy invite link' control
2.5.4 Motion Actuation

Supports
3.1.1 Language of Page

Supports
3.2.1 On Focus

Supports
3.2.2 On Input

Supports
3.2.6 Consistent Help

Supports
3.3.1 Error Identification

Supports
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.46] Visual Asterisk indicator is not provided for the required fields
  • [GithubCLRM1.32] Visual label is not defined for 'Microsoft mark code' dropdown
  • [GithubCLRM1.33] Visible label is not defined for the 'Protected paths' edit field
  • [GithubCLRM1.14] On the 'Add students to your roster' dialog box, the asterisk symbol is not defined for the 'Enter your list of students identifiers' control.
3.3.7 Redundant Entry

Supports
4.1.2 Name Role Value

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.39] Link does not have discernible text
  • [GithubCLRM1.3] Screen Reader does not announce the selected state for 'Pagination' control

Level AA Success Criteria

Success Criteria Conformance Level Remarks and Explanations
1.2.4 Captions (Live)

Supports
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded)

Supports
1.3.4 Orientation

Supports
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose

Supports
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.15] Luminosity ratio for the 'Download roster for all students' link is less than 4.5:1
1.4.4 Resize text

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.9] 'Import from a learning management system' control is overlapping with 'Student identifier' edit field at 200% zoom
  • [GithubCLRM1.28] [Supporting the platform-New Classroom-Delete Assignment] On resizing the page up to 200%, then the scrollable region of 'Delete assignment' dialog box is not accessible by the keyboard.
  • [GithubCLRM1.42] [Supporting the platform-New Classroom-Reuse Assignment] The list items that appears upon activating 'Choose an organization' control are truncated after zooming the page to 200%.
1.4.5 Images of Text

Supports
1.4.10 Reflow

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.39] Two-dimensional scrolling is required to read the contents of the page upon setting the viewport to 320*256 px
  • [GithubCLRM1.27] Upon setting the viewport to 320*256 px, control is getting cutoff
  • [GithubCLRM1.27] On setting the viewport to 320*256 px, control is getting truncated
  • [GithubCLRM1.1] Two-dimensional scrolling is required to read the contents of the page upon setting the viewport to 320*256 px
  • [GithubCLRM1.7] Two-dimensional scrolling is required to read the contents of the page upon setting the viewport to 320*256 px
  • [GithubCLRM1.9] Two-dimensional scrolling is required to read the contents of the page upon setting the viewport to 320*256 px
  • [GithubCLRM1.3] On setting the viewport to 320*256 px, control is getting truncated
  • [GithubCLRM1.32] [New Classroom-Starter code and Environment] The sub menu controls inside the 'Select an editor' gets overlapping with the footer content on changing the viewport to 320*256pixels.
  • [GithubCLRM1.25] Two-dimensional scrolling is required to read the contents of the page upon setting the viewport to 320*256 px
  • [GithubCLRM1.4] Upon setting the viewport to 320*256 pixels, 'Organizations' controls getting overlapped
  • [GithubCLRM1.4] Two-dimensional scrolling is required to read the contents of the page upon setting the viewport to 320*256 px
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.9] Luminosity contrast ratio of the selected tab for 'Student' control is 2.1:1
  • [GithubCLRM1.3] Luminosity contrast ratio of the focus indicator for 'Pagination' control is 1.4:1
  • [GithubCLRM1.28] Luminosity ratio for borderline for the edit fields in the dialog is 1.5:1, which is less than the required contrast ratio 3:1
  • [GithubCLRM1.35][GitHub Classroom-Run the command] The luminosity ratio for borderline for the edit fields in the dialog is 1.3:1, which is less than the required contrast ratio 3:1.
  • [ GithubCLRM1.23] [GitHub Classroom- Create Assignment]: Luminosity contrast ratio of the borderline over the ‘Assignment Title’ edit field is 1.4:1, which is less than minimum required ratio of 3:1.
  • [GithubCLRM1.16] Luminosity ratio for borderline of edit field-'Classroom name' is 1.5:1, which is less than the required contrast ratio 3:1
  • [GithubCLRM1.5] [GitHub Classroom-Select any organization] The luminosity ratio for borderline of edit field-'Classroom name' is 1.4:1, which is less than the required contrast ratio 3:1.
1.4.12 Text-spacing

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.39] 'Open in Visual studio' control does not adapt Text spacing
  • [GithubCLRM1.40] [GitHub Classroom- Check the output details-Show workflow options] Upon applying text spacing, the content of the list item 'Create status badge' gets truncated.
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus

Supports
2.4.5 Multiple Ways

Supports
2.4.6 Headings and Labels

Supports
2.4.7 Focus Visible

Supports
2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)

Supports
2.5.7 Dragging Movements

Supports
2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum)

Supports
3.1.2 Language of Parts

Supports
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation

Supports
3.2.4 Consistent Identification

Supports
3.3.3 Error Suggestion

Supports
3.3.4 Error Prevention (LFD)

Supports
3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum)

Supports
4.1.3 Status Messages

Partially Supports

Exceptions include:

  • [GithubCLRM1.42] Screen reader does not announce displayed status message
  • [GithubCLRM1.32] Screen reader does not announce displayed status message
  • [GithubCLRM1.23] Screen reader does not announce displayed status message
  • [GithubCLRM1.32] Screen reader is announcing incorrect search result information after providing invalid input

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