I am trying to complete the 508 testing of a course created using Articulate Storyline 1 and then republished using Storyline 2.
When I tab through on the screen using only the keyboard, I cannot access an interactive element - the navigation menu scroll bar on the left side of the screen. Is there a non-standard or alternative keyboard command that is required to access the scrollbar on the Nav Menu??
I only know of using the tab, tab+ shift, enter, arrow keys, and spacebar.
I am looking forward to any help or feedback that anyone can provide.
Hi Reana, this tripped me up for a long time. You can use the tab key to select the menu - once it is selected you have to use the up and down arrows on your keyboard to select the topics. This is not intuitive so you probably have to put some instructions on screen.
Thank you for the speedy reply. I have a lot of topics in the menu, so I want to be able to use the scrollbar as an alternative to tabbing to the menu then using the up and down arrows to select the topics. It seems that some of the topics cannot be seen on the Nav Menu screen without scrolling down because there are so many topics.
I attached a screen shot of the course. On the left side you can see the nav menu gets cut off towards the bottom. When I use the up down arrows, the visual focus of the menu does not follow or the menu does not scroll down. So I cannot see what topic is selected next.
Also I think according to the DHS test process for Web Applications any interactive element should be accessible or possible to be activated by the keyboard. I think the scrollbar is considered an interactive element and serves a function within the Navigation menu, and it should be possible to access it or activate it by using keyboard commands.
Hi Reana, you are correct in everything you say but Storyline has some limitations when it comes to accessibility so the only thing I can suggest is that you shorten your menu. For example, I don't think you need to have each quiz question listed in the menu.
Hi Nancy, I suppose that is what I will have to do for this course, but perhaps I can put in a feature request for the next update of the software. For now, I will remove the knowledge checks as topics from the nav menu. Thank you for taking the time to send replies to my questions and pointing out the unnecessary menu topics.
I need to address some accessibility issues in a current project including the issue that the side menu cannot be fully accessed through keyboard controls, because it requires scrolling. In this case, no more slides can be removed from the menu so I'm not sure what else to do!
Hi Miriam! There has not been an update on this, but it is something that our QA Team is aware of. I will add this thread so that I can update if applicable.
I do not have an update to provide on this Kevin. It is still in the hands of our QA Team and this thread has been shared with our team so that we can update this thread when applicable.
Thought I would bounce in and see if there has been any update to the NEXT button issue when tabbing. If you recall, NEXT button restricted navigation can be bypassed by tabbing to the NEXT button and hitting the ENTER key. Disabled users (or smarty smart users) should not be able to cheese through a restricted navigation course just by using the tab and enter keys.
Thanks David - as you'll see with Leslie's note yesterday there is no update at this time. If you're subscribed to this thread you should receive email updates and notifications so that should save you some time from coming back to check the thread.
Just checking to see when this scrollbar issue on navigation might be resolved. I'm happy to submit a feature request but this is definitely a problem for us who create accessible courses.
Hi Yoyo! This is still in the hands of our QA Team and I do not have an update to provide at this time. You are welcome to submit a feature request if you'd like.
16 Replies
Hi Reana, this tripped me up for a long time. You can use the tab key to select the menu - once it is selected you have to use the up and down arrows on your keyboard to select the topics. This is not intuitive so you probably have to put some instructions on screen.
Hi Nancy,
Thank you for the speedy reply. I have a lot of topics in the menu, so I want to be able to use the scrollbar as an alternative to tabbing to the menu then using the up and down arrows to select the topics. It seems that some of the topics cannot be seen on the Nav Menu screen without scrolling down because there are so many topics.
I attached a screen shot of the course. On the left side you can see the nav menu gets cut off towards the bottom. When I use the up down arrows, the visual focus of the menu does not follow or the menu does not scroll down. So I cannot see what topic is selected next.
Also I think according to the DHS test process for Web Applications any interactive element should be accessible or possible to be activated by the keyboard. I think the scrollbar is considered an interactive element and serves a function within the Navigation menu, and it should be possible to access it or activate it by using keyboard commands.
Hi Reana, you are correct in everything you say but Storyline has some limitations when it comes to accessibility so the only thing I can suggest is that you shorten your menu. For example, I don't think you need to have each quiz question listed in the menu.
Hi Nancy, I suppose that is what I will have to do for this course, but perhaps I can put in a feature request for the next update of the software. For now, I will remove the knowledge checks as topics from the nav menu. Thank you for taking the time to send replies to my questions and pointing out the unnecessary menu topics.
Hi Reana!
If you need to submit a feature request, you can do so here.
Has this ever been resolved in an update?
I need to address some accessibility issues in a current project including the issue that the side menu cannot be fully accessed through keyboard controls, because it requires scrolling. In this case, no more slides can be removed from the menu so I'm not sure what else to do!
Hi Miriam! There has not been an update on this, but it is something that our QA Team is aware of. I will add this thread so that I can update if applicable.
Thanks Leslie, appreciated!
No problem Miriam.
I have this problem as well. Is a fix on the way? Thanks
I do not have an update to provide on this Kevin. It is still in the hands of our QA Team and this thread has been shared with our team so that we can update this thread when applicable.
Thought I would bounce in and see if there has been any update to the NEXT button issue when tabbing. If you recall, NEXT button restricted navigation can be bypassed by tabbing to the NEXT button and hitting the ENTER key. Disabled users (or smarty smart users) should not be able to cheese through a restricted navigation course just by using the tab and enter keys.
Thanks David - as you'll see with Leslie's note yesterday there is no update at this time. If you're subscribed to this thread you should receive email updates and notifications so that should save you some time from coming back to check the thread.
Hi,
Just checking to see when this scrollbar issue on navigation might be resolved. I'm happy to submit a feature request but this is definitely a problem for us who create accessible courses.
Hi Yoyo! This is still in the hands of our QA Team and I do not have an update to provide at this time. You are welcome to submit a feature request if you'd like.
This discussion is closed. You can start a new discussion or contact Articulate Support.