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LeslieMcKerchie
2 months agoStaff
In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Accessibility Updates in Q4 2024
Welcome to 2025! Since my last update, this accessibility group has grown by 61 members, bringing its total to 403 members.
The first ICYMI edition was published on October 23, 2024, and established a foundation, but we can keep it short and sweet from now on.
Product Updates:
- Rise 360
- New: Immerse all learners in customizable interactive experiences with accessible scenario blocks that offer alternative text, screen reader support, and a visible focus indicator.
- New: Select the source course language when exporting your training for translation.
- Enhanced: Select the text of a hyperlink to apply formatting, including changing the color of the text.
- Enhanced: Line height and letter spacing are now available in the text formatting toolbar.
- Storyline 360
- Enhanced: Expand your reach with a new AI text-to-speech model that supports Hungarian, Norwegian, and Vietnamese in addition to the 29 other languages already supported.
- Enhanced: You can now add text-to-speech narration and sound effects to markers.
- Fixed: Text alignment wasn't preserved in existing projects.
Upcoming accessibility features:
We've released Rise Accessible Drag-and-Drop Questions (Q1 2025, but released before posting this) and added Rise Math Equations.
Current accessibility items on our feature roadmap include:
- Storyline Accessibility Checker
- Storyline Math Equations
- Rise Math Equations
Updates in articles, documentation, resource center, or training:
- Refreshed: Storyline 360: Working with Hyperlinks
- New blog: What Is Section 508? A Quick Guide to Section 508 Compliance
- Upcoming webinar: Beginner's Guide to NVDA and Storyline for Accessibility Testing
- New entry in Storyline 360: Our Accessibility Journey - Accessibility Enhancements to Kick Off 2025
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