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CrissySmith-62b
Community Member
6 years ago
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Accessibility checker specifically for Storyline/eLearning courses

Hello eLearning Community! 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 ...
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  • LucianaPiazza's avatar
    LucianaPiazza
    2 months ago

    Hello everyone,

    I have some great news to share! We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 100, we have included essential fixes and new features. One of the new features we’ve included is:

     

    Launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer to take advantage of this update, and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You’ll find our step-by-step instructions here.

    Please let me know if you need additional help.

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KatieRiggio
Staff
5 years ago

Hi Linda!

Thank you for checking in. That's a great conversation to have!

We don't have an Accessibility Checker that we support at this time, but I recommend starting with the resources below. They cover important design considerations and discuss key Storyline 360 features for creating accessible courses:

Also, Storyline 360 courses work with JAWS 16 and later, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack.

Let me know if that helps. I'm happy to discuss further!

  • LindaVadura's avatar
    LindaVadura
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Hello

    I have read some of the Articulate resources and others.

    Using a screen reader is excruciating to hear even if all the tabs are in the proper order. After one week, we are going with Plan B: Typing slide information into a Word document then cutting and pasting each slide's description into the associated slide.

    The Tab Order procedures does help with people unable to use a mouse because they can "tab" to navigate and "enter or space bar" to activate the button (if there is a button).

    This approach is acceptable to our disability resource group for a mandatory training that has to go live next week.

    Maybe Articulate can work with Java and other screen readers to improve the experience for non-sighted people.

    I appreciate the suggestions. They have helped.

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