This chapter defines the JSON schemas that form the foundation of the WIA EDU Standard. These data formats enable interoperability across all education platforms.
The Learner Profile stores all accessibility preferences and needs for a learner.
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://wiastandards.com/schemas/edu/learner-profile.schema.json",
"title": "WIA EDU Learner Profile",
"type": "object",
"required": ["profile_id", "schema_version"],
"properties": {
"profile_id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^EDU-[0-9]{4}-[A-Z0-9]{4}-[A-Z0-9]{4}$",
"description": "Unique identifier for this profile"
},
"schema_version": {
"type": "string",
"const": "1.0.0"
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"updated_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"learner_info": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": { "type": "string" },
"institution_id": { "type": "string" },
"disclosed": { "type": "boolean", "default": false }
}
},
"disability_profile": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"categories": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"enum": ["visual", "hearing", "motor", "cognitive", "learning", "mental_health", "temporary"]
}
},
"disclosed": { "type": "boolean", "default": false }
}
},
"display_preferences": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"screen_reader": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"enabled": { "type": "boolean" },
"reader": { "enum": ["nvda", "jaws", "voiceover", "talkback", "narrator", "orca"] },
"rate": { "enum": ["slow", "medium", "fast", "very_fast"] },
"verbosity": { "enum": ["low", "medium", "high"] }
}
},
"magnification": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"enabled": { "type": "boolean" },
"level": { "type": "number", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10 },
"focus_tracking": { "type": "boolean" }
}
},
"text_settings": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"font_size": { "enum": ["normal", "large", "x-large", "xx-large"] },
"font_family": { "enum": ["default", "sans-serif", "serif", "dyslexia"] },
"line_spacing": { "type": "number", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 3 },
"letter_spacing": { "type": "number", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 0.5 },
"word_spacing": { "type": "number", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 1 }
}
},
"color_settings": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"high_contrast": { "type": "boolean" },
"invert_colors": { "type": "boolean" },
"colorblind_filter": {
"enum": ["none", "deuteranopia", "protanopia", "tritanopia"]
},
"theme": { "enum": ["light", "dark", "sepia", "custom"] }
}
},
"reading_guide": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"enabled": { "type": "boolean" },
"type": { "enum": ["line_highlight", "ruler", "mask"] }
}
}
}
},
"control_preferences": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"input_method": {
"enum": ["keyboard", "mouse", "touch", "voice", "eye_gaze", "switch", "bci"]
},
"timing": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"extended_time_multiplier": { "type": "number", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5 },
"unlimited_time": { "type": "boolean" },
"auto_advance_delay": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 }
}
},
"click_settings": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"target_size": { "enum": ["normal", "large", "x-large"] },
"sticky_keys": { "type": "boolean" },
"double_click_delay": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 2000 }
}
}
}
},
"content_preferences": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"captions": { "type": "boolean" },
"transcripts": { "type": "boolean" },
"audio_description": { "type": "boolean" },
"sign_language": { "enum": ["none", "asl", "bsl", "ksl", "auslan", "other"] },
"text_to_speech": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"enabled": { "type": "boolean" },
"voice": { "type": "string" },
"rate": { "type": "number", "minimum": 0.5, "maximum": 2 }
}
},
"simplification": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"enabled": { "type": "boolean" },
"reading_level": { "enum": ["basic", "intermediate", "advanced"] },
"chunked_content": { "type": "boolean" }
}
}
}
},
"assessment_accommodations": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"extended_time": { "type": "boolean" },
"time_multiplier": { "type": "number" },
"breaks_allowed": { "type": "boolean" },
"separate_location": { "type": "boolean" },
"read_aloud": { "type": "boolean" },
"scribe": { "type": "boolean" },
"spell_check": { "type": "boolean" }
}
},
"wia_integrations": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"aac_profile_id": { "type": "string" },
"bci_profile_id": { "type": "string" },
"eye_gaze_profile_id": { "type": "string" },
"sync_enabled": { "type": "boolean" }
}
}
}
}{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://wiastandards.com/schemas/edu/course.schema.json",
"title": "WIA EDU Course",
"type": "object",
"required": ["course_id", "schema_version", "title"],
"properties": {
"course_id": { "type": "string" },
"schema_version": { "type": "string", "const": "1.0.0" },
"title": { "type": "string" },
"description": { "type": "string" },
"accessibility_statement": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"commitment": { "type": "string" },
"wcag_conformance": { "enum": ["A", "AA", "AAA"] },
"conformance_date": { "type": "string", "format": "date" },
"known_issues": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"description": { "type": "string" },
"impact": { "enum": ["low", "medium", "high"] },
"workaround": { "type": "string" }
}
}
},
"contact_email": { "type": "string", "format": "email" }
}
},
"accommodations_available": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"timing": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"extended_time": { "type": "boolean" },
"flexible_deadlines": { "type": "boolean" },
"breaks": { "type": "boolean" }
}
},
"format": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"large_print": { "type": "boolean" },
"braille": { "type": "boolean" },
"audio": { "type": "boolean" },
"sign_language": { "type": "boolean" }
}
},
"support": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"note_taking": { "type": "boolean" },
"live_captioning": { "type": "boolean" },
"interpreter": { "type": "boolean" }
}
}
}
},
"udl_options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"engagement": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"choice_available": { "type": "boolean" },
"gamification": { "type": "boolean" },
"collaboration_options": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "enum": ["individual", "pairs", "small_group", "class"] }
}
}
},
"representation": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"modalities_available": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "enum": ["text", "audio", "video", "interactive", "tactile"] }
}
}
},
"action_expression": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"response_formats": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "enum": ["written", "verbal", "multimedia", "demonstration"] }
}
}
}
}
},
"modules": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"module_id": { "type": "string" },
"title": { "type": "string" },
"content_items": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }
}
}
}
}
}{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://wiastandards.com/schemas/edu/content.schema.json",
"title": "WIA EDU Content",
"type": "object",
"required": ["content_id", "schema_version", "type"],
"properties": {
"content_id": { "type": "string" },
"schema_version": { "type": "string", "const": "1.0.0" },
"title": { "type": "string" },
"type": {
"enum": ["video", "audio", "text", "interactive", "image", "document", "assessment"]
},
"dublin_core": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"creator": { "type": "string" },
"publisher": { "type": "string" },
"language": { "type": "string" },
"rights": { "type": "string" }
}
},
"accessibility": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"accessibility_features": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"enum": [
"captions", "transcript", "audio_description", "alternative_text",
"structural_navigation", "sign_language", "braille", "tactile",
"reading_order", "long_description", "synchronized_media"
]
}
},
"accessibility_hazards": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"enum": ["no_flashing_hazard", "no_motion_simulation_hazard",
"no_sound_hazard", "flashing", "motion_simulation", "sound"]
}
},
"access_mode": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "enum": ["auditory", "visual", "textual", "tactile"] }
},
"access_mode_sufficient": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "enum": ["auditory", "visual", "textual", "tactile"] }
}
},
"wcag_conformance": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"level": { "enum": ["A", "AA", "AAA"] },
"version": { "type": "string" },
"evaluation_date": { "type": "string", "format": "date" }
}
}
}
},
"alternatives": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": { "enum": ["transcript", "captions", "audio_description",
"sign_language", "braille", "simplified"] },
"language": { "type": "string" },
"location": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
"quality_verified": { "type": "boolean" }
}
}
}
}
}{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://wiastandards.com/schemas/edu/assessment.schema.json",
"title": "WIA EDU Assessment",
"type": "object",
"required": ["assessment_id", "schema_version", "type"],
"properties": {
"assessment_id": { "type": "string" },
"schema_version": { "type": "string", "const": "1.0.0" },
"title": { "type": "string" },
"type": { "enum": ["quiz", "exam", "assignment", "project", "discussion"] },
"timing": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"base_time_minutes": { "type": "integer" },
"allows_extended_time": { "type": "boolean" },
"allows_unlimited_time": { "type": "boolean" },
"allows_breaks": { "type": "boolean" }
}
},
"accommodations_available": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"timing": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"extended_time": { "type": "boolean" },
"unlimited_time": { "type": "boolean" },
"stop_clock_for_breaks": { "type": "boolean" },
"flexible_scheduling": { "type": "boolean" }
}
},
"presentation": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"large_print": { "type": "boolean" },
"high_contrast": { "type": "boolean" },
"screen_reader": { "type": "boolean" },
"text_to_speech": { "type": "boolean" },
"braille": { "type": "boolean" },
"sign_language_video": { "type": "boolean" },
"line_reader": { "type": "boolean" }
}
},
"response": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"keyboard_only": { "type": "boolean" },
"speech_to_text": { "type": "boolean" },
"scribe": { "type": "boolean" },
"spell_check": { "type": "boolean" },
"audio_response": { "type": "boolean" }
}
},
"setting": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"separate_location": { "type": "boolean" },
"small_group": { "type": "boolean" },
"reduced_distractions": { "type": "boolean" }
}
}
}
},
"questions": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"question_id": { "type": "string" },
"type": { "enum": ["multiple_choice", "true_false", "short_answer",
"essay", "matching", "fill_blank"] },
"accessibility": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"screen_reader_hint": { "type": "string" },
"cognitive_load": { "enum": ["low", "medium", "high"] },
"requires_vision": { "type": "boolean" },
"requires_hearing": { "type": "boolean" },
"alternative_available": { "type": "boolean" }
}
}
}
}
}
}
}Key Takeaways: