If you are using videos, they must have synchronized captions (people who are deaf). If the video has images that are more than decorative, the images need to be explained in audio (people who are blind).
Slide Narration
You are not required to have narration. However, if you do have narration, the screen text must be accessible to a screen reader.
I'm not sure what your question is in regard to RISE.
Great question! Rise 360 isn't fully accessible yet. Our ultimate goal is to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). So far, we’ve added these accessibility features:
Is there a closed caption option? Or is it in the works. I work for a state agency and I must be able to have full WCAG 2.0 compliance before I can produce anything in rise.
Hi, Katie. At this point, you cannot add closed captioning directly in Rise 360.
If you have a video hosted on a web platform (e.g. Vimeo) that includes closed captions, or if you have Storyline 360 content with closed captions, you can include them in your Rise 360 course!
We'll update this discussion with any changes with closed captioning.
Hi Concerning closed captioning, would Rise accept my MP4 video if it already has closed captions on it? i noticed someone had said that they couldn't see the closed captions they had already put closed cations on. When he uploaded into Rise, he didn't see them.
I know about Storyline and and adding your srt. there but you have to do the script first and I don't want to do that.
I have a service that burns the cc on the video already. Then would like to load it into rise project.
I'd like to know a little more about the final video file. If the video is remade into another .mp4 that has text overlay, it should work fine. Do you have a video file with captions you can test?
Now you can make your videos accessible by adding closed captions in Rise 360. Simply import a caption file for each language you want to support. Check out the video demo in this discussion, and find more details here!
If we put text in a photo gallery that moves horizontally, will a screen reader miss the text? In other words do screen readers just see the first image/text of the photo gallery and then continue moving vertically down the page and miss the rest of the images and text in the gallery?
We're still working on screen reader support for Rise 360. Once that feature is ready, it should read all of the important pieces of the photo gallery block so learners using a screen reader won't miss any images or details.
Hi Katherine! Thanks for reaching out! We're always trying to improve accessibility with Rise 360 and our list of supported as well as partially supported content can be found here in our Conformance Report (VPAT).
To narrow things down for you as to what isn't fully accessible yet, here is our list of accessibility improvements that are still in development. Hope that helps!
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Hi Anna,
Videos
If you are using videos, they must have synchronized captions (people who are deaf). If the video has images that are more than decorative, the images need to be explained in audio (people who are blind).
Slide Narration
You are not required to have narration. However, if you do have narration, the screen text must be accessible to a screen reader.
I'm not sure what your question is in regard to RISE.
Cheers,
Julie
Thanks, Julie. I was just wondering if RISE had any features that are conducive to ADA requirements., etc
Does anyone have an update on this? I am using RISE and would like to know if it's ADA compliant and compatable with JAWS? Thanks!
Hi Jeff,
Great question! Rise 360 isn't fully accessible yet. Our ultimate goal is to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). So far, we’ve added these accessibility features:
• Increased contrast for built-in course features
• Alt text for images: https://articulate.com/support/article/Rise-How-to-Add-Alternate-Text-to-Images
• Keyboard-accessible navigation: https://articulate.com/support/article/Rise-Keyboard-Accessible-Navigation
And we’re currently working on full-screen reader support. Keep an eye on our "What's New" page and the Rise 360 release notes for details:
• What's New: https://articulate.com/360/whats-new
• Rise 360 release notes: https://articulate.com/support/article/Rise-Version-History
Is there a closed caption option? Or is it in the works. I work for a state agency and I must be able to have full WCAG 2.0 compliance before I can produce anything in rise.
Hi, Katie. At this point, you cannot add closed captioning directly in Rise 360.
If you have a video hosted on a web platform (e.g. Vimeo) that includes closed captions, or if you have Storyline 360 content with closed captions, you can include them in your Rise 360 course!
We'll update this discussion with any changes with closed captioning.
Hi Concerning closed captioning, would Rise accept my MP4 video if it already has closed captions on it? i noticed someone had said that they couldn't see the closed captions they had already put closed cations on. When he uploaded into Rise, he didn't see them.
I know about Storyline and and adding your srt. there but you have to do the script first and I don't want to do that.
I have a service that burns the cc on the video already. Then would like to load it into rise project.
Hope it can be done.
Thank you
Mikki
Hi Mikki!
I'd like to know a little more about the final video file. If the video is remade into another .mp4 that has text overlay, it should work fine. Do you have a video file with captions you can test?
Good news, everyone!
Now you can make your videos accessible by adding closed captions in Rise 360. Simply import a caption file for each language you want to support. Check out the video demo in this discussion, and find more details here!
If we put text in a photo gallery that moves horizontally, will a screen reader miss the text? In other words do screen readers just see the first image/text of the photo gallery and then continue moving vertically down the page and miss the rest of the images and text in the gallery?
Hi Jenny!
We're still working on screen reader support for Rise 360. Once that feature is ready, it should read all of the important pieces of the photo gallery block so learners using a screen reader won't miss any images or details.
I'm having clients ask about Rise being ADA compliant right now. Are there any updates on this front?
Hi, B! I'm happy to announce that we've made some great strides with accessibility in Rise 360 courses.
You can see screen reader support listed here, and a full collection of Rise 360 accessibility articles to see our journey. By following WCAG, you can make your courses ADA compliant. Let me know if you have questions!
Are there any knowledge checks or interactions we can't use for ADA compliance?
Hi Katherine! Thanks for reaching out! We're always trying to improve accessibility with Rise 360 and our list of supported as well as partially supported content can be found here in our Conformance Report (VPAT).
To narrow things down for you as to what isn't fully accessible yet, here is our list of accessibility improvements that are still in development. Hope that helps!
Hi--is there an option to insert audio into the course (similar to 360)?
Hi Carrie, thanks for reaching out. You can add audio to your Rise 360 course by using the Audio block.
You can also upload audio into some interactive blocks, such as the Process block and Timeline block.