Screen Reader Not Reading Button States
Hey everyone, I noticed that after the last couple of Storyline 360 updates, my screen reader (JAWS and NVDA) no longer reads the alt text for button states. For example, I added "visited" for the alt text under the button's Visited state. This used to work fine but now the screen reader does not read the "visited" alt text and just reads the alt text for the normal state. My screen readers are up-to-date. Has anyone else experienced this?Accessibility (Screen Reader) in Quiz Lesson: Rise
Hi, I have searched for this particular topic but not really finding any solution. Our client has flagged an issue where the screen reader is announcing the correct answer twice. They also say when using either the arrow down or tab key it skips over the next button. (This lesson is drawing random 3 questions (of 10) from a question bank.) The client is using JAWS. I have tested on NVDA and notice the same (screen reader is announcing the correct answer twice) however I am able to navigate to the next button. Is there any changes in the settings in Screen Reader Announcement that will fix this? We have tried with no luck. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.New Matching lay-out
Last week we received the updated lay-out of the matching knowledge check. The moment I discovered it was a bit unlucky (during a presentation, got me a bit confused) but today I had some time to look into it. The changelog as following on the articulate website: Enhanced: Matching knowledge check blocks have been upgraded with intuitive navigation, full keyboard support, and comprehensive screen reader integration. Now, I think it's great that Articulate is improving it's software's accessibility, however, I don't see anything intuitive about the new design. A lot of new things have been added which for me only make the assignment more confusing. On the left side the hamburger icon and number suggest some sort of clickability, which is not there. The drop downs on the right give the assignment a new layer of intractability which only wouldn't want for the student. Overall the lay-out is a lot less clean and drains focus away from the content towards the design. Maybe a simple solution would be to add a slider which let's us choose between this lay-out and the previous one (or this one without the rings and bells). That's just my opinion, I was wondering what other think of the new lay-out!Seeking Right-to-Left (RTL) Support in Rise 360 for Arabic Training Courses
Hello Articulate Community, I hope you're all doing well! I am relatively new to Rise 360 and truly impressed with its intuitive design and functionality. It has great potential to support our organization’s training needs. However, I’ve encountered a challenge that I hope the community can assist me with. We develop training programs predominantly in Arabic, which is a right-to-left (RTL) language. Unfortunately, I’ve learned that Rise 360 does not currently support RTL formatting out of the box. While the platform works wonderfully for left-to-right (LTR) languages, the lack of RTL support presents a significant limitation for designing Arabic courses that align with our organizational requirements. I’ve heard there are workarounds involving modifications to the CSS and index.html files in the published output, but I’m unsure where to begin. Specifically, I’d like to know: Has anyone successfully implemented RTL formatting in Rise 360 courses? What are the key steps or best practices for modifying CSS and index.html files to achieve a seamless RTL experience? Are there any potential challenges to watch out for when implementing this workaround? Our training programs are intended for large-scale educational organizations, so ensuring that the content is fully aligned to Arabic (RTL) standards is essential. If anyone has managed to create a polished RTL course using Rise 360, I’d greatly appreciate it if you could share your experience, tips, or even examples! Thank you so much for taking the time to help. I look forward to learning from the community’s insights and expertise.Translation / localization
Hi, We currently have our course in English only, but more and more we get requests to translate the content. The content is mostly text and speech (generated with the text to speech feature). I know about the feature on how to export, translate and import again, but now with AI and LLM and translation tools like DeepL is there a smarter and easier way to do it than duplicating slides and courses in different languages? Anyone with ideas, experience or suggestions? I am happy to hear what you think.Rise: Matching Knowledge Check Block update from Jan 7, 2025
This is regarding the update now including numbered dropdowns to match the answers. My team often uses them for process steps so the duplication of numbers is not a good experience. We have existing content that will now lose the old aesthetic if we make any updates and republish. Please tell me there are plans to offer turning off the numbered feature. At a minimum, we should be able to choose if it's numeric or alpha, but the fields are locked.All About Accessibility
General What Is Accessible E-Learning? Accessibility for E-Learning: Webinar Series 2023 4 Reasons Accessibility Is Important in E-Learning 6 Easy Ways to Make Your E-Learning More Accessible How To Write Alt Text for the 4 Most Common Types of Images in E-Learning All About Assistive Technologies Accessible E-Learning & Screen Readers: What You Need to Know How To Test Your E-Learning Course with a Screen Reader A Checklist for QA Testing Courses with a Screen Reader 9 Basic Screen Reader Commands to Know When Testing Your E-Learning Courses 5 Formatting Tips for Creating Dyslexia-Friendly E-Learning What Is 508 Compliance for E-Learning and How Can You Achieve It? Understanding WCAG: A Quickstart Guide for E-Learning Developers Contrast Considerations for Accessible E-Learning 5 Ways to Convince Stakeholders to Create Accessible Courses Why I’m Prioritizing E-Learning Accessibility—and You Should Too Elevate Your E-Learning by Prioritizing Accessibility and Usability Accessibility Index What is WCAG? A Quick Guide to Web Accessibility Conformance What Is Section 508? A Quick Guide to Section 508 Compliance Storyline 360 17 Storyline 360 Features That’ll Help You Design Accessible E-Learning 4 Things To Know About Storyline 360 Courses and Screen Readers 5 Common Questions About How Storyline 360 Courses Work with Screen Readers Storyline 360: Adding Alternative Text for Screen Readers Storyline 360: Importing Closed Captions for Narration and Videos Storyline 360: Creating and Editing Closed Captions With the Built-in Editor Storyline 360: Customizing the Focus Order of Slide Objects Storyline 360: Our Accessibility Journey Storyline 360: How to Design an Accessible Course Identifying the Course Language for Screen Readers Storyline 360: How to Use the Skip Navigation Shortcut Storyline 360: Choosing Player Colors, Fonts, and Button Styles Storyline 360: Adding Tables Identifying the Course Language for Screen Readers Storyline 360: Adjustable Accessibility Settings Storyline 360: Upgrade Project Text Storyline 360: Accessible Text Storyline 360: The Accessible Player Makes Navigation Easier Storyline 360: Modern Player Accessible Contrast Storyline 360: How to Navigate Multiple Choice Questions with a Screen Reader or Keyboard Storyline 360: Slide Content Is More Accessible Storyline 360: Dialog Layers Storyline 360: Closed Captions Colors Storyline 360: Two-Color Focus Indicator Storyline 360: Video Transcripts Storyline 360: Closed Captions Placement Storyline 360: Player Tooltips Storyline 360: Full-Screen Toggle Storyline 360: Modern Player Zoom Makes Courses More Accessible Storyline 360: Accessible Video Controls Storyline 360: Accessible Quiz Results Storyline 360: Accessible Semantic Formatting Storyline 360: Text Autofit Improvements Rise 360 3 Insights About How Rise 360 Courses Work with Screen Readers Rise 360: Our Accessibility Journey Rise 360: How to Design an Accessible Course Rise 360 Supports Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Rise 360: Choosing Accessible Components to Create Online Learning Articulate 360: How to Add Alternative Text to Images Rise 360: How to Add Closed Captioning to a Video Rise 360: How to Add Tables to Your Course Rise 360: How to Customize Text Labels Rise 360: Keyboard-Accessible Navigation Webinars What is Accessible E-Learning? Unlock the Secrets of Accessible E-Learning My Course Isn’t Accessible! Now What? How to Write Alt Text for E-Learning How to Create an Accessible Drag-and-Drop Interaction in Storyline 360 How to Create Accessible Courses with Articulate 360 Beginner’s Guide to NVDA and Storyline for Accessibility Testing Accessibility in Online Workplace Learning 5 Things You Need to Know About AccessibilitySorting Block: can the ADA feature be disabled?
I am having trouble making the sorting activity make sense when using numbers that need to be sorted. It's not clear at all what all the numbers mean. I am using a graphic image and numbered the points on the image that the user needs to match with the correct label. See image below. Would you have any idea what to do with the numbers and how to match them up? What the dropdown means? Is there any way to turn off the ADA feature for this block? Even if I replaced the numbers in the image with letters the numbers are very confusing.
