de_memo · Colony Review

Kristi's Ed Tech Projects

Updated evaluation after revisions · January 2026

Proctoring Systems Evaluation

kazcoby.github.io/proctoring-comparison/
86
↑ +6 from initial review

Live Captioning Requirements

kazcoby.github.io/caption-compliance/
83
↑ +6 from initial review

✅ What's Working Now

Both sites have improved significantly:

🔍 Proctoring — Colony Breakdown

🔥 Spark
85
⚒️ Forge
88
🌊 Flow
75
🗼 Beacon
92
🌿 Grove
95
💎 Crystal
80

Grove leads at 95 — Outstanding research with academic citations. Flow and Crystal need work — Keyboard accessibility gaps.

📝 Caption Compliance — Colony Breakdown

🔥 Spark
78
⚒️ Forge
88
🌊 Flow
78
🔗 Nexus
80
🗼 Beacon
92
💎 Crystal
82

Beacon leads at 92 — Excellent step-by-step guidance structure. Forge strong at 88 — localStorage, print styles, clean code.

🔧 Remaining Fixes for 90+

CRITICAL

Add Keyboard Navigation (Both)

FAQ accordions need Enter/Space key support. Critical for accessibility compliance.

CRITICAL

Add Focus States (Both)

Interactive elements missing visible :focus-visible outlines. Screen reader users can't see where they are.

HIGH

Add Skip Link (Both)

No skip-to-content link for keyboard users. Add as first element in body.

HIGH

ARIA Attributes on Accordions (Both)

FAQ buttons need aria-expanded, aria-controls. Answers need role="region".

📋 Copy-Paste Fixes

1. Focus States (CSS)

:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid #4ECDC4;
    outline-offset: 2px;
}

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible {
    border-radius: 4px;
}

2. Skip Link (HTML + CSS)

<!-- Add as first child of body -->
<a href="#main" class="skip-link">Skip to content</a>

<style>
.skip-link {
    position: absolute;
    top: -40px;
    left: 0;
    background: #4ECDC4;
    color: #000;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    z-index: 9999;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 0; }
</style>

3. Keyboard Accordion (JS)

// Add to each FAQ button
button.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
    if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
        e.preventDefault();
        toggleFaq(item);
    }
});

// Add ARIA attributes
button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
button.setAttribute('aria-controls', `faq-${index}`);

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