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EmilyHoffmann-2's avatar
EmilyHoffmann-2
Community Member
4 years ago

Are Storyline's fill-in-the-blank questions accessible?

Hello all, In my organization, we build out most of our courses in Rise. We have limited ourselves to using the multiple choice knowledge check questions since we have accessibility concerns about...
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AshleyZuco-0e9f's avatar
AshleyZuco-0e9f
Community Member
3 years ago

I am curious how others have handled the "blank" for screen readers. For example, if my statement is "The changes in Earth's climate are due to a build up of ____ _____ in our atmosphere." How would the learner know that there are blanks mid sentence. I think screen readers omit underscores so the learner would have to hear a jumbled sounding sentence with missing words which isn't ideal. I know I can write the word "blank" but then other users would see that. 

Any tips? 

  • Yvonne's avatar
    Yvonne
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Hi, Ashley,

    A practice I use for Fill-in-the-Blank multiple-choice questions is to present it on screen as:

    Fill in the Blank. Orange is an interesting word because it is both a color and a __________.

    - Tool
    - Fruit
    - Label

    In the focus order for the prompt text, I adjust what a screen reader will read by entering the text: "FIll in the Blank. Orange is an interesting word because it is both a color and a (blank).”