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Web Object Accessibility focus
Hello everyone,
Happy to share that we've just released a new update for Storyline 360!
In Build 3.106.35838.0 we’ve included essential fixes and new features. One of the bugs we’ve fixed is:
- Keyboard navigation didn’t work for web objects on layers, and screen readers didn’t announce their alt text.
Launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer to take advantage of this update, and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You’ll find our step-by-step instructions here.
Please let me know if you need additional help.
Hello, was there ever a solution found for the original problem posted four years ago, other than the javascript workaround share by Jamie 9 months ago?
I have a course with multiple videos. The course has been tested using both NVDA and Jaws. All videos work ok with the screen readers except for two that are from YouTube. I have tried both embedding in an iframe and using the web object approach. I have tried with and without setting 'disablekb=0' (as in theory it should default to working with keyboard controls).
The videos sit in a dialog layer, but I have also tried putting them on the base layer, and have tried as a standard layer.
However, similar to Dave's experience in the original post, the video will only play if selected with a mouse click. The video (as web object or online video) is in the focus order, but it doesn't appear to be 'seen' when using keyboard controls; tab just goes straight from controls in the surrounding player, to the button that takes the learner back to the base layer screen.
Any idea what I am missing in this set-up?
Note: If Jamies workaround is the solution, is this for embedding in an iframe or as web object?
For info:
I've looked for help online at
'Articulate: Storyline - how to add YouTube videoshttps://access.articulate.com/support/article/How-to-Add-YouTube-Videos-to-Articulate-Storyline-360-Courses
elearning heroes - editing web objects
Storyline 360: Editing Web Objects | Articulate - Community
And various pages under the storyline accessibility section.
Hello,
Could you post the example on Review and send me the link to take a look at it? I think this issue has been resolved but since you are experiencing the issue, it may not be.
Thanks, dave
It doesn't look like my first reply was sent. I appreciate you replying to my post Dave. In the link 'Accessible videos' (or not!) there are two slides. One is based on my original set up embedding a YouTube video in an iframe, and the other uses a web - object. Both slides are set up the same, in that the video is on a dialog layer. You can select both of them with a mouse click, but I (and my screen reader tester) are unable to select them using keyboard controls. Grateful for any suggestions you have.