Matching Drop-downs Not Keyboard accessible in HTML5

Jul 25, 2018

I have to export my course in HTML5 only. Additionally, my course must by 508 compliant. When I come to matching drop-down style questions, the keyboard will not access the drop-downs and allow me to use the up and down arrows to access the answers. I have also tried a multitude of other buttons to see if any will allow me to access the answers, but to no avail.

Could you please provide me with some advice for moving forward.  Reworking all of the questions that are like this in my course would be a huge overhaul.

Thank you.

10 Replies
Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for that sample file, and I published to upload here on the Amazon S3 server.  I tested it in 3 different browsers (Chrome, Edge, and IE11) and noted that IE11 does have an issue tabbing into the drop-down list. Take a look at my quick Peek recording here.

Let me know if you're able to test my link as well and if you still see it not working in other browsers. It would be helpful to know what browser versions you're using too. 

I've shared the issue with IE11 with my team as well, and as Leslie mentioned I know they were looking into a similar issue with the drop-down not narrating either. 

Leslie McKerchie

Hi Lisa,

We released another update today for Storyline 3 (Build 3.10.22406.0).

We fixed several accessibility issues, including when accessing the Matching Drop Down list in Internet Explorer 11 was not working correctly.

I apologize for the oversight when we released this update for Storyline 360.

  • Storyline 360: Launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer and click the Update button for Storyline 360. 
  • Storyline 3:  Grab the latest version here.

Storyline 360 Version History 

Storyline 3 Version History

Let us know if you have any additional questions or you are welcome to work directly with our support engineers here if needed.

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