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Can you place alt text on the step of a slider????
Please help me out...
I am using sliders that require the learner to rate the degree to which they exhibit certain team building characteristics. As you see on the slide, just above the set of sliders, I have a key for each "step" of the slider. (1st position = Never, 2nd position=Sometimes, etc.) I am trying to increase the usability of this slide for the learners using a screen reader. Currently, when I test my slide with the screen reader, each slider step reads, 1, 2, 3, 4.
My question...
When using a screen reader, I can use my arrow keys to move through each step. As I use the arrow keys, the screen reader will read...1, 2, 3, 4. Is there a way to modify the slider so that the screen reader will change from reading the numbers to reading the words Never, Sometimes, Often and Always.
The activity works OK at the moment and it can be "good enough". I would like it to present a bit more professional for our screen reader users.
Please find the attached Review 360 link and the Articulate file. Thank you for your assistance.
Here is the Review 360 link: https://360.articulate.com/review/content/8056110f-fb68-4cd7-9231-023089337b03/review
2 Replies
Just a thought for you to review and test. The Alt text under the Accessibility feature can also store a variable, just like the example shown below.
Create a custom text variable with a default value of 'Never' (since the slider is at the first stop when the timeline starts on the slide). Then, set up triggers to update the variable as the slider value changes."
The screen reader should read the updated values of the custom text variable as the slider value changes.
As Nedim​ has suggested, this is a good solution. I've used this method in the past and tested with JAWS and NVDA and it works well for communicating the labels. It will also announces the number in range which is extra redundant information, but I think it provides the required information to assistive technology users.
