Inclusion Code for Windows

Introduction

Inclusion Code is an accessible educational tool, that facilitate the learning of HTML basic tags to blind people. HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, and is the standard markup language for Web pages.

The program interface is a simple one with classic menus, which uses the standard Windows controls, making it accessible to screen reader programs and braille displays used by blind people. The benefits that a blind person learns HTML, includes being able to create accessible content to be published in web -based tools such as WordPress, write E-mails With structured format, create accesible HTML documents and promote digital accesibility.

It is important to clarify that Inclusion Code is an educational tool and is not designed as an editor to create web sites. However, the use of Inclusion Code is an excellent accessible alternative as the first step for HTML learning by a blind person. The program allows practice HTML coding in an non -intimidating way. An example of an educational use in the program, is that through the insert menu, the principal HTML tags can be generated automatic and integrate them directly into the editor. This code will be presented highlighted in the editor, so the blind user must review the code using the arrows keys, so that code is no longer selected. This process allows the blind person to review the code and learn the different HTML tags. For advance HTML programming software, we recommend the use of a Integrated Development Environment (IDE), like Visual Code Studio.

Download

Download Inclusion Code for Windows (Version 2.60)

Documentation

Starting screen

When Inclusion Code starts, a screen will appear with various options that we can select. They are:

• Blank editor
• HTML global structure
• Exit

If Blank editor is selected, the editor will open in a blank page, where the blind person can start either adding HTML tags codes through the insert menu or write them manually.
If HTML global structure is selected, an interactive screen will appear, where the blind person can navigate it and learn about that main tags. When the blind person press the enter key, Codes with the html, head and body sections will be integrated in the editor, with the focus will be in the tag where the enter key was press.
Selecting Exit will exit the program.

Web accessibility

Learning HTML's basic codes will help blind people to get a basic knowledge of digital accessibility and promote it, either by creating accessible digital content or testing the behaviour of a screen reader in a web page, to understand and inform accessibility errors in a clear way.

Inclusion Code recommends the creation of digital contents that follow the accessibility guidelines of both the w3c WCAG (International) and the Section 508 (United States).

Recommended use

We recommend using Inclusion Code to:

• As an initial HTML programming learning tool.
• To learn how to create quickly HTML content and copy and paste it into web publishing tools such as Wordpress, among others.
• To learn how to write structure conten with format and paste it in E-mails editors.
• To learn how to create accesible formatted HTML documents.
• To learn HTML basic structure and main tags to promote digital accessibility navigating the code with a screen reader.

HTML editor features

• The program can generate HTML tags automatically for the element selected from the Insert Menu, copying them into the editor.
• Preview the HTML codes in the web browser from within the program.
• Reading aloud the HTML codes in the editor as well as the menus selections and program messages. The user can select any of the SAPI5 voices available in Windows.
• Copy editor code to clipboard.
• Sound effects for various program events.
• Select the font type and size to use in the editor.
• Select high contrast colors for background and editor texts.
• Menus of the program available in English or Spanish.

Program compatibility

Inclusion Code is compatible with the following Windows versions:
11/10/8/7 and with both 32 and 64 bit architectures.

Also, Inclusion Code does not require installation, since it is a self-executing program, ideal to have it on a portable USB flash drive, and use it on any Windows computer.

Menus and keyboard commands

List of all program menus, with their keyboard shortcut combination and a brief description.

File Menu

New

Clear the editor for write new HTML content. If there is content in the editor, a window will come out and ask if you want to copy it on the clipboard.
Alt + f, n

Print

Print a hard copy of the current HTML code which is in the editor. Alt + f, p

Exit

Exit the program. If there is content in the editor, a window will come out and ask if you want to copy it on the clipboard.
Alt + f, x

Edit Menu

Undo

Undo the last action.
Alt + e, u

Cut

Remove the current selection and copy it to the clipboard.
Alt + e, c

Copy

Copy the current selection to the clipboard.
Alt + e, o

Paste

Paste the contents of the clipboard at the current caret position.
Alt + e, p

Delete

Delete the selected text.
Alt + e, l