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Overcoming Platform Accessibility Limitations –
Working with Articulate Storyline 360
March 15, 2019
Michael Parker, MSSenior Accessibility [email protected]
707.579.4380
Slides: https://www.accessingenuity.com/aiatcsun/
About Access Ingenuity An independent accessibility and
consulting firm since 2002, Access Ingenuity’s mission is to:
Help clients make their documents and websites accessible to people with disabilities
Help end-users access accessible content
Services include: training, testing, remediation, implementation support and compliance monitoring
Agenda
Storyline 360 Accessibility Limitations
Techniques for Addressing Accessibility Barriers
Platform Improvements Needed
Q & A
Storyline 360 Accessibility Limitations Menu
Hidden Menu Items Exposed to Keyboard Users
No Visual Focus in High Contrast
Some links have multiple labels (Resources, Help)
Navigation relies on the use of tab key only (application role)
Storyline 360 Accessibility Limitations Semantic Structure is not
conveyed, including:
Headings
Lists
Tables
Scrolling Text in Transcripts, Glossary is not keyboard accessible
Overview of Storyline 360 Accessibility Limitations Demonstration
Accessibility Strategies (1) The Basics
Add alternative text for images;
Ensure that multimedia content has captions and/or transcripts where required;
Ensure the tab order is correct;
Accessibility Strategies (2)
The Basics (Cont)
Providing alternatives to drag and drop or hotspot interactions for keyboard-only users;
Add a course title in player properties; and
Ensure that form input has adequate labels, instructions and error feedback.
Accessibility Strategies (3)
Enhanced Strategies
Provide Instructions for Screen Reader Users
Format Lists with Numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) to convey structure
Avoid Tables larger than 2 x 2
Consider structuring larger tables as numbered “lists”
Accessibility Strategies (4)
Enhanced Strategies
Eliminate text scrolling issues by avoiding lengthy transcripts or glossary items
Modify the HTML Code to make other corrections, including: Duplicate labels
Etc.
Platform Enhancements Needed
Ensure screen readers can access the platform content using both standard screen reading commands as well as the tab key;
Redesign the platform menu so that it logical and intuitive for both keyboard-only and screen reader users and that color alone is not the only means of distinguishing between selected items in the menu;
Platform Enhancements Needed
Ensure that the semantic structure (such as headings, lists, and tables) are communicated to screen reader users;
Create a searchable database of accessible Storyline templates that have passed basic accessibility tests.
Questions?
Thanks for attending!
Michael Parker, MSSenior Accessibility [email protected]
Slides: https://www.accessingenuity.com/aiatcsun/