Designing Accessible E-Learning #304: Challenge | Recap
“Why do I keep hearing so much about accessibility?” That question came up in one of my recent training webinars, and it’s just one v...
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What Do Course Designers Need to Know About Building Accessible E-Learning? #304
Hello!
Interesting topic. I'm working on an original demo for this week's challenge, but thought I'd share a discussion I had with the wonderful Katie Riggio over on the Storyline discussion board about making Drag and Drop interactions more accessible:
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/issues-retrofitting-accessibility-functions-to-a-former-drag-and-drop-exercise
TL;DR Drag and Drops can present real obstacles for some users, so building a fallback interaction that can be accessed from the keyboard is good practice.
Here's my rejigged Star Wars themed demo, which now includes the option to simply Click as well as Drag.
https://bit.ly/elhc262c
Interesting topic. I'm working on an original demo for this week's challenge, but thought I'd share a discussion I had with the wonderful Katie Riggio over on the Storyline discussion board about making Drag and Drop interactions more accessible:
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/issues-retrofitting-accessibility-functions-to-a-former-drag-and-drop-exercise
TL;DR Drag and Drops can present real obstacles for some users, so building a fallback interaction that can be accessed from the keyboard is good practice.
Here's my rejigged Star Wars themed demo, which now includes the option to simply Click as well as Drag.
https://bit.ly/elhc262c
Thank you for sharing this, Jonathan! I frequently shy away from drag and drops for accessibility reasons and this is a great alternative!