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WolffMetternich
Community Member
3 years ago

Issue with NVDA screenreader and storyline: Focus-problems and alternate text

Hi everybody, I have two questions related to storyline and screenreader NVDA. 1. Icons for accessing the Help, Lexicon, Menu and Copyright slides are stored on a master slide. If the course i...
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JoseTansengco
Staff
3 years ago

Hello Wolff,

Thanks for reaching out!

I did a quick test on my end and observed the following: 

  • Objects in their 'Hidden' state should not be detected by screen readers. This is true even for objects that are located the a Slide Master layout.
  • Changing the state of the objects from Normal to Hidden allows the objects to be read by the screen reader again. 
  • Unticking this option in the object's accessibility settings causes the object to not be detected by the screen reader.

Additionally, I haven't come across an issue wherein screen readers did not properly read out texts in a text box. 

With those things being said, would you be willing to share a copy of your project file here or in private by opening a support case so we can take a closer look at the behavior you reported? We'll delete it when we're done testing!