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In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Accessibility Updates in Q3 2026
Welcome to our Q3 2026 update!
This quarter, we made it easier to add captions and structure content in Rise while improving caption workflows, alt text guidance, and screen reader experiences in Storyline. We also had the chance to talk about accessibility together at Articuland Orlando.
Our Accessibility Group has reached 1,042 members! That’s 72 more people since our last update, and it means we’ve crossed the 1,000-member mark. Thanks for being here, sharing what works, and helping one another create more accessible training.
Let’s take a look at what’s new this quarter!
Highlights This Quarter
This quarter’s accessibility updates centered around three themes:
Making content easier to navigate and understand
In Rise, authors can adjust heading levels within labeled graphic markers. A clear heading structure helps screen reader users understand and navigate content. The custom block audio player also received accessibility improvements.
Making captions easier to create and manage
Rise can now generate captions for uploaded videos and AI Avatars in custom blocks. In Storyline, authors can export all closed captions for a project at once or from the Video Tools Options tab. We also fixed issues that could cause captions to disappear or fail to update after media was edited.
Connecting at Articuland Orlando
I loved being at Articuland Orlando, hosting a session, and having accessibility conversations with customers and colleagues. Meeting people in person gave us another opportunity to hear about the work you’re doing and the questions you’re navigating. Thanks to everyone who stopped to talk!
Product Updates
Rise
- Enhanced: Adjust heading levels within labeled graphic markers to give content a clearer structure.
- Enhanced: The custom block audio player received accessibility improvements and a compact layout.
- Enhanced: Automatically generate captions for uploaded videos and AI Avatars in custom blocks.
- Enhanced: Rearranging blocks in the editor now uses less motion.
Storyline
- Enhanced: Export all closed captions in a project at once, or export captions from the Video Tools Options tab.
- Enhanced: Alt text with exactly 150 characters no longer triggers the accessibility checker’s action to shorten it. That recommendation now appears at 151 characters or more.
- Fixed: Closed captions could be removed after editing a video.
- Fixed: Authors couldn’t separate closed captions to separate instances of the same video.
- Fixed: JAWS announced an object’s noobject’s te alt text instead of its selected-state alt text when learners navigated with the arrow keys.
- Fixed: Closed captions for AI text-to-speech did not update when narration was edited.
- Fixed: Closed-caption text could be missing after an AI voice was updated or regenerated.
- Fixed: The focus indicator highlighted an inactive area when tabbing through an Invalid Answer message.
Other Updates
Customer Story
Artisan Learning Builds Accessible Training for Every Learner With Articulate 360
Artisan Learning shares how it considers accessibility while creating training for a wide range of people and projects. Its story is a reminder that choices such as adding captions, writing alt text, and supporting keyboard navigation can help more learners take part.
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