Accessibility and usability

We sometimes hear from people who have dyslexia, who find it hard to concentrate for long stretches, who are reading in a second language, or who are taking their driving licence later in life. Below are examples of how we work with accessibility and usability.

Listen to the content. We offer free text-to-speech through ReadSpeaker, read more and turn on audio support.

Switch freely between English and Swedish. The entire theory and all test questions are available in Swedish as well, and you can switch language at any time, even in the middle of a test.

The text is readable. The typeface is Arial, one of the most legible there is. As a bonus, Arial is on virtually every computer and phone, so your browser does not need to download anything in the background.

Nothing moves without reason. No decorative animations, no notifications, no pop-up boxes and no flashing ads.

No gamification. The problem with gamification is that attention easily shifts from the learning itself to managing the game elements.

Content with a purpose. On theory questions about tiredness it is tempting to add a picture of someone yawning. We think that is thoughtless. A theory test is no place for decorative images that have nothing to do with the questions. At Körkortonline.se we only use images and video clips that relate directly to the question, so you do not spend time and energy on content that means nothing.

We follow web standards. We build the website in a simple, robust way that follows established web standards. You should be able to enlarge the text without any problem, for example. Menus are marked up correctly in the code so that people using screen readers can navigate the site easily.

Accessibility taken seriously. The website is developed to meet WCAG 2.2 level AA. That can sound abstract. A concrete example: text can look attractive against a background, but if the contrast is too low it becomes hard to read. We test the contrast before we publish.