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Screen Readers and Audio Narration
When developing a course in Storyline, how do screen readers handle a slide when there is text on screen, in alt tags, in the Notes tab and when an audio narration track is played in the timeline?
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Hi, Peter!
I'm confused... you imply that screen readers will automatically begin reading the course slide, but both this Articulate article and this one say that that they do not do not ever since a February 2020 update. Which is it?
I know that I can test my course with a screen reader and find out, but I'd also really like an official Articulate word on the topic.
Thanks for any information you can provide!
Hi Elizabeth,
I can confirm that screen readers don’t auto-read content. Just to clarify, my last post didn't try to imply that screenreaders did, but rather that screenreaders will read content even when audio tracks are already playing in the slide. For this reason, we recommend adjusting your slide design so that audio tracks don't automatically play.
