ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
Philadelphia Public School District (PPSD) is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.
The PPSD website is required to be in compliance with Section 504 and Title II of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 504 requires equal access and communication of electronic information and data so that it is accessible to people with disabilities. This website endeavors to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. For more information about the Federal standards, please visit the Section 508 website or the Federal Access Board website. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people. PPSD strives to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability as comprehensively as possible on this website.
As part of PPSD’s commitment to Accessibility, we have adopted a Web Accessibility solution called Edlio. Edlio helps ensure that our websites are optimized to provide users with an accessible experience by conforming to WCAG 2.1 level AA standards and continually improves the user experience by applying relevant accessibility standards, such as ensuring users can navigate the site easily by keyboard, providing helpful context and alt text for images, and offering transcripts and closed captioning for videos. For more information regarding Edlio Web Accessibility, please visit https://help.edlio.com/apps/pages/Edlio-Web-Accessibility. The majority of pages in our site are available in HTML format, which can be deciphered by screen readers.
REPORTING ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
Should you experience any difficulty in accessing the Philadelphia Public School District website, or you are unable to access any page or pages on our site, please contact the Director of Communications at Philadelphia Public Central Services. You may call 601-656.2955. Be sure to include your name, email address, and phone number so that we may contact you to provide the information in another format.
PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT
Some documents on the PPSD website are produced in portable document format (PDF). In order to improve viewing these files, please download the latest version of Adobe Reader, which is available for free at the Adobe web site. Alternative accessible formats also are provided, where possible, most commonly through a text or an HTML file.
THIRD-PARTY SITES/APPS
Please note that some pages on the PPSD websites contain links to third-party sites, which are not within our control and may not comply with accessibility standards. The district is not responsible for the content or accessibility of third-party sites. Throughout the PPSD website, we make use of different third-party websites such as Google, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, PeachJar, and Facebook to share news and information about PPSD. These sites, which are not controlled by PPSD, may present challenges for individuals with disabilities that we are not able to control or remedy. Please know that these sites are not used as the sole source of (or sole vehicle for communicating) important information.
In addition to the PPSD website, third-party apps and websites may be used for instructional purposes or to communicate information relevant to PPSD. These sites/apps, which are not controlled by PPSD, may present challenges for individuals with disabilities that we are not able to control or remedy. Please know that these sites are not used as the sole source of (or sole vehicle for communicating) important information.
The following list is not all encompassing and may be changed at any time.
Achieve3000
ACT Academy
ActiveInspire
Aimsweb (Pearson)
Apple
Blooklet
BloomLearning
BrainPop
Canvas Parent
Canvas Student
Canvas Teacher
CK12
Clever
Code.org
CommonLit
Deltamath
Destiny
DiscoveryEducation
DreamBox
Duolingo
Edge
Edmentum
EdPuzzle
Edulastic
ELS
ESGI
eSpark
EVERFI
Explain Everything
ExplainEDU
Explorer
Firefox
FlipGrid
Flocabulary
GetMoreMath
GIMP
GoGuardian
GoNoodle
Hearbuilders
iReady
IXL
JAMF
KaHoot!
Keyboarding w/o Tears
Khan Academy
Lexia
MackinVIA
MajorClarity
Math Nation
Mathisfigureoutable.com
Mesa OnTime
MobyMax
MusicPlay Online
MyLab / Mastering
MyOpenMath
MysteryDoug
NCCER
Nearpod
NewsELA
Padlet
Pixlr
Pixton
PearDeck
Prodigy Math
Quill
Quizizz
Quizlet
ReadingPlus
ReadWorks
Safari
SAM
Saxon Phonics
Smart Music
SmartyAnts
StarFall
TalkBoard
TurningPoint Technology
TurnItIn
TutorMe
USATestPrep
Wakelet
WordWall
World Book Online
XtraMath
YouTube