Accessibility Makeover in E-Learning #353: Challenge | Recap
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This week, your challenge is to rework one or more slides to make them more accessible. To help others ...
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This slide - https://360.articulate.com/review/content/bdfffa08-7330-4608-9e93-66a9ff3140d4/review is part of a course titled: Cultivating LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Practices and was retrofixed with accessibility. The strategy used was to provide instructions in AltText that made sense to learners using JAWS, while non-JAWS learners would still use a mouse to move the slider. If you have a screen reader, you can use it to navigate and by pressing the Tab key. I don't have a place to upload the slide for the "behind-the-scenes" view, which would be helpful to see how Focus Order works along with the AltText.
Accessibility features include:
1. Color contrast
2. AltText for graphical images
3. Focus Order based on slide feedback layers
4. Learner-activated play, pause, stop
Navigate the screen using your mouse to move the slider. Then, navigate the screen pressing Tab only.
In our LMS, learners need to use the up/down arrow keys to navigate screens and use the Enter and Tab keys to assist with navigating to the Submit button on assessment screens.
This course was my initial jump into creating a fully accessible course. Prior to this course, I had adjusted a couple of screens in a course that were trapping JAWS users. Things I learned in the retrofixing was that if I intend to use certain screen layouts throughout a course, then it's easier to set the accessibility features in a template screen. I've gotten used to coming up with a course design that use several different screen layouts consistently and adding the accessible features from the get-go. Now, accessibility is part of my approach to all course, videos, documents, etc. design. I'm no expert, because I still catch myself missing a feature here and there, but the more I practice, the better I get.
Accessibility features include:
1. Color contrast
2. AltText for graphical images
3. Focus Order based on slide feedback layers
4. Learner-activated play, pause, stop
Navigate the screen using your mouse to move the slider. Then, navigate the screen pressing Tab only.
In our LMS, learners need to use the up/down arrow keys to navigate screens and use the Enter and Tab keys to assist with navigating to the Submit button on assessment screens.
This course was my initial jump into creating a fully accessible course. Prior to this course, I had adjusted a couple of screens in a course that were trapping JAWS users. Things I learned in the retrofixing was that if I intend to use certain screen layouts throughout a course, then it's easier to set the accessibility features in a template screen. I've gotten used to coming up with a course design that use several different screen layouts consistently and adding the accessible features from the get-go. Now, accessibility is part of my approach to all course, videos, documents, etc. design. I'm no expert, because I still catch myself missing a feature here and there, but the more I practice, the better I get.
Great job. I like the ability to tab through the content. Some of the messages didn't close as expected. You may also consider adding the ability to move through the slider based on keystrokes.
It looks something like this . . .
Change state of character1 to normal
When user presses 1 after clicking on this slide
Change state of character2 to normal
When user presses 2 after clicking on this slide
It looks something like this . . .
Change state of character1 to normal
When user presses 1 after clicking on this slide
Change state of character2 to normal
When user presses 2 after clicking on this slide
- Thanks Ron. It's been a while since I've played around in this slide, but I seem to remember having issues with what the states did/didn't do. I'm feeling like also doing a short video that shows the inner workings.
One of the cool things we've been able to do on my team is asking employees with disabilities to review the accessible courses we create in order to get better feedback regarding what works and what doesn't work. That's how I learned that providing instruction in AltText has been helpful. I- Thank you. My experience with content for people with special needs has been limited and I appreciate the feedback.