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Sample accessible files/templates
It would be great if you could supply some some Storyline project files which are 100% accessible (alt tags / focus orders / colours...) for a range of content (button states/images/headings/body text/videos/audio...) and slide types (layers/Q&As/text&image...). Along with some screen recordings of them being used with different screen readers.
This could then be the gold standard every Storyline author should aspire to. Rather than all of us doing our own thing.
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Using the New Slide > Content Library 360 does help. The focus order looks correct but none of the shapes / images / buttons have alt tags which seems an oversight.
I agree that having accessible Content Library 360 Templates would be a great feature, HVfb0f498d-053b. In December 2023, we improved Storyline 360 templates, including logical focus order, removing visibility to decorative objects, and upgrading videos to use accessible controls. You're correct that there is still room for improvement, and we haven't claimed they are fully accessible.
I see that Ronnie chatted with you about the upcoming accessibility checker. Due to Storyline 360's customizable nature, this should be a big help as you create accessible courses.
All that said, I like the idea of having a "gold standard" to aspire to regarding accessibility. I am curious if you could share more about screen recordings with screen readers. How would that help, and what screen reader and browser would you recommend?
Many of us don't use screen readers and don't have much time or budget to purchase and test in them, so are unfamiliar how they work and what the differences are and if they behave differently in different web browser. By having prerecorded videos of how a gold standard Storyline project displays and functions it will make us aware of what we need to do to our courses so they are properly useful to visually impaired users. Given there is a lot choice, maybe limit to Chrome and Edge browsers and a small selection of free and paid screen readers.
