Accessibility · Updated November 2026

Accessibility at Doc Lobe

Doc Lobe is for every learner, including people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent. The site is built and tested to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, and it gives you settings to make reading easier.

WCAG 2.1 Level AAKeyboard and screen reader friendlyRead-aloud guideUntimed game optionWorks offline

Your settings

Reading and display settings

Turn on what helps you. Your choices are saved on this device only and apply to every Doc Lobe page, online and offline.

More space between lines, letters and wordsHelpful for dyslexia, low vision and anyone who loses their place. Reduce motionStops animations and smooth scrolling. Helpful for ADHD, migraines, vestibular conditions and anxiety. 3D models still move only when you drag them. Underline all linksMakes links easy to find without relying on color. Calmer colorsSoftens bright colors across the site. Helpful for sensory sensitivity. Reading rulerA soft highlighted band follows your mouse to help you keep your place on a line.

Need bigger text? Use your browser's zoom: Ctrl and + on Windows or Chromebook, Command and + on a Mac, or pinch on a phone or tablet. Pages work at 200% zoom and on small screens without sideways scrolling.

The standard

Built to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA

Conformance status: Doc Lobe is designed and tested to conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the standard named in the U.S. Department of Justice's 2024 rule for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It also supports the Section 508 standards that many colleges and agencies use. The exceptions we know of are listed under Known limits.

How we test: every page is checked with the axe-core accessibility engine against the WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 A and AA rules, then checked by hand with a keyboard only, at 200% zoom and on a phone-sized screen. We test again whenever we add a lesson, game or assessment. Last full check: November 2026.

What helps

Built in for disabled and neurodivergent learners

Seeing and reading

Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface designed for low-vision readers.
Text and controls meet AA color contrast; color is never the only way information is shown.
Lubie, the voice guide, reads any page aloud with pause and skip, and describes what is on the screen (Alt+L).
Images, diagrams and 3D models have text descriptions.

Keyboard and screen readers

A "Skip to main content" link on every page.
Every button, game and quiz works with Tab, Enter and Space, with a clear focus outline.
Form fields, charts and 3D controls have names screen readers can announce.
Lesson 1 lists all 88 brain structures as searchable text, so the 3D brain can be learned without the model.

Attention, pace and stress

Games can be paused, and every Game Lab game has a No timer option to play at your own pace.
Quizzes and flashcards are untimed, and quizzes ask how sure you are, so guessing is not punished.
Assessments are split into short sections, with progress shown as you go.
Animations start only when you press Play, and can be stopped.

Access without barriers

No accounts, passwords or timeouts.
The whole site runs from a flash drive with no internet.
Student forms print in 10 languages; teaching packets come in editable Word files.
Instructors can request any packet or handout in another format.

Honest about gaps

Known limits

We are working on these. If one gets in your way, tell us and we will provide an alternative.

3D models. Turning a 3D model needs a mouse, touch or the on-screen buttons. Every model has a text list or description with the same information.
Videos and journal articles. Lesson videos play from YouTube and articles open on publishers' sites. YouTube offers captions for most videos, but those sites are not run by Doc Lobe.
Live competitions. In live It's Psychology! matches and live class games, timing is part of the competition. Every question is also available untimed in the Game Lab and Knowledge Check.
Older PDFs. Some teaching-packet PDFs may not be fully tagged for screen readers. The Word version of every packet is accessible, and we will send any other format on request.

Feedback

Ask for help or another format

If anything on Doc Lobe is hard to use with your disability or the way you learn, please tell us. We reply within 5 business days.

Email doclobe23@gmail.com with "Accessibility" in the subject line, or call 301-281-1756, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern. Tell us the page, what you were trying to do and what got in the way.

Doc Lobe Teaching, Learning, and Research Firm, Hyattsville, Maryland. This statement was last reviewed in November 2026.