Is there an accessibility checker made specifically to test Storyline/eLearning courses? I've tried Accessibility Insights and WAVE but it seems those were made to test a normal website. A Storyline output is an HTML5 file but it is a self-contained product, not a website.
In addition to posting requests here, make sure to amplify the need for Articulate product managers and designers to get on board with prioritizing accessibility features on the roadmap.
Dealing with the queue of big fixes seems to take priority -- which is understandable -- but might have the effect of bumping accessibility issues further down the the roadmap and impacting how long it will take to get these features figured out.
Identify and contact your Articulate reps to push the message:
Your specific Commmercial Account Executive
Your specific Customer Success Manager
The specific Product Developer who works with your Customer Success Manager
We want to recommend Articulate products to our colleagues at our institution, but we are unable to do that currently because it's too easy to create inaccessible content with both Storyline and Rise.
Upvote an automated accessibility checker. My organization is struggling to support Storyline as a tool without having the ability to automate accessibility. Please add to timeline sooner rather than later.
Has there been any advance on this? Being able to tell clients that we have checked the course for accessibility with such a tool as well as making it screenreader-usable is becoming more and more necessary.
Hello! My team just attended Axe-con and it was AMAZING!! They demoed a lot of great tools, specifically accessibility checkers. I asked them if their product works with Articulate. They sent me a link to their website checker. I want to add my name to the list, requesting an accessibility checker please. I see the initial request for this was from 4 years ago. Maybe there is a way for Articulate to partner with another team to add this overlay, like the ones that were presented in axe-con. Having an accessibility checker would make a huge difference to our team. We would be able to develop more trainings that were accessible from the beginning instead of attempting to find all the inaccessible items every step of the way. Thank you!
Good afternoon. Yes, a tool like Blackboard Ally that gave an administrative view of all courses and a single accessibility report per course is greatly needed. Having to review every section of Rise courses is becoming very tedious.
Thanks for sharing the feedback on the type of functionality you'd like to see in Storyline 360! I've included you in the feature report and will update this discussion if it makes it onto our Feature Roadmap.
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Hello Landy!
Thanks for sharing that an accessibility checker for Storyline 360 will also be helpful to you; I've added your voice to the request!
Hi, Everyone.
In addition to posting requests here, make sure to amplify the need for Articulate product managers and designers to get on board with prioritizing accessibility features on the roadmap.
Dealing with the queue of big fixes seems to take priority -- which is understandable -- but might have the effect of bumping accessibility issues further down the the roadmap and impacting how long it will take to get these features figured out.
Identify and contact your Articulate reps to push the message:
We want to recommend Articulate products to our colleagues at our institution, but we are unable to do that currently because it's too easy to create inaccessible content with both Storyline and Rise.
Mary-Colleen
Upvote an automated accessibility checker. My organization is struggling to support Storyline as a tool without having the ability to automate accessibility. Please add to timeline sooner rather than later.
Yes, I hope that an accessibility checker will be added to the roadmap!
Accessibility Checker please!
Any updates on the development of this checker in the Articulate tools?
Hi Holly,
I have no updates to share yet, but you'll be among the first to know once this feature is available. Thanks for following up!
Thanks for reaching out, Beverly! I've added your voice to the feature report.
Has there been any advance on this? Being able to tell clients that we have checked the course for accessibility with such a tool as well as making it screenreader-usable is becoming more and more necessary.
Agreed. An accessibility checker is absolutely a must-have. Pls update with progress on this feature.
Please add me, too. This would be a game changer
An Accessibility Checker would be so beneficial for our team!!
Can't wait for an accessibility check list! Thank you!
Hello! My team just attended Axe-con and it was AMAZING!! They demoed a lot of great tools, specifically accessibility checkers. I asked them if their product works with Articulate. They sent me a link to their website checker. I want to add my name to the list, requesting an accessibility checker please. I see the initial request for this was from 4 years ago. Maybe there is a way for Articulate to partner with another team to add this overlay, like the ones that were presented in axe-con. Having an accessibility checker would make a huge difference to our team. We would be able to develop more trainings that were accessible from the beginning instead of attempting to find all the inaccessible items every step of the way. Thank you!
Good afternoon. Yes, a tool like Blackboard Ally that gave an administrative view of all courses and a single accessibility report per course is greatly needed. Having to review every section of Rise courses is becoming very tedious.
Hi Josh!
Thanks for sharing the feedback on the type of functionality you'd like to see in Storyline 360! I've included you in the feature report and will update this discussion if it makes it onto our Feature Roadmap.
Have a great day!
Hi Steven,
Would you please add me to the feature report?
Thank you!
I'd like to be added to the report as well.
Thank you
Mary-Colleen
I agree, accessibility checker is absolutely a must have feature. Please add me to the report as well.
Thanks!
Please add me to the feature report. Thank you!
Steven,
Thank you. I can't really see how this is not a priority in 2024, so I hope to see it on the Roadmap.
Please add me to the Feature Report. This is really a necessary feature today. Thanks
Hello - please add me to the accessibility checker feature report. Thank you!