Hi all, I would like to know if anyone have experience of building courses for visually impaired users. I have a case were the course need to be run by both visually impaired and none visually impaired users.
As an example, how to make a course adopted to both user groups if the course contain clickable areas, hover over, videos objects and text-to-speech. Any ideas on are welcome.
Sounds like you need to create accessible content that will work with screen readers. For now, your best bet will be to use Storyline 360 to create this content. Here's a ton of helpful links and resources about how to build accessible content with Storyline:
Before you jump in, I suggest you read through the articles and do some research to understand what it is you need to do to your content so it meets the requirements your group is looking for. The first article listed above shares these steps:
Find out if you’re required to create accessible content. If you are, make sure you know what specific requirements are in place and how the specific guidelines will affect your content or design.
Do an audience analysis (learn more about how to do that here) to have a clear understanding of who your accessible learners are and what specific accessibility requirements they have.
Research best practices for making content accessible (for example, you should add alt text for screen readers, you shouldn’t use hover states to share critical information, etc.; we’ll talk more about this in the next section). This free e-bookand this helpful resource are a good place to start.
Have a plan for how you want to handle accessibility. Do you want one course with one set of activities for all learners, or do you want to provide learners with access to an alternative version with accessibility-friendly activities?
Those are just a few points to consider as you begin! If you need to create content for a screen reader, I would definitely suggest trying one out and getting a feel for what the experience feels like. I think it goes a long way in helping design effective accessible content.
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Hey there Mats!
Sounds like you need to create accessible content that will work with screen readers. For now, your best bet will be to use Storyline 360 to create this content. Here's a ton of helpful links and resources about how to build accessible content with Storyline:
Before you jump in, I suggest you read through the articles and do some research to understand what it is you need to do to your content so it meets the requirements your group is looking for. The first article listed above shares these steps:
Those are just a few points to consider as you begin! If you need to create content for a screen reader, I would definitely suggest trying one out and getting a feel for what the experience feels like. I think it goes a long way in helping design effective accessible content.
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