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JAWS screen reader- reading slide titles twice in storyline
In my course, the title of each slide is at the top of the slide. I have a voiceover that reads the slide then I need to add alt text to the buttons and images. When I go to test the product with th...
Luciana,
I think you have misunderstood me. There is no reason for the learner to be informed about the back-end title of the slide. Learners who are able to see the slides do not know what the back-end title of the slide may be, and there is no reason to make that known to the JAWS user. For the JAWS users there is a repetition going on: each time they load a slide, they are informed about the title of the course, then the visible title of the slide, then the invisible back-end title. Why? Or am I missing something?
Hi Darya,
Happy to help!
Just to clarify, this behavior is not specific to JAWS as other screen readers such as also read slide titles this way. I understand what you mean by not wanting screen readers to read the slide titles out loud, especially for courses with the menu hidden/disabled. Unfortunately, there isn't an option to turn this behavior off - screen readers will announce the slide title and then wait for learners to explore the rest of the content. You can check out the following articles to know more about how screen readers interact with Storyline 360 courses:
- 4 Things To Know About Storyline 360 Courses and Screen Readers
- Storyline 360: How to Design an Accessible Course
We'd like to hear more about your opinion on this behavior, and one way you can share it is by opening a feature request here.
