Accessible Elearning in Articulate 360

Course details

In elearning, accessibility ensures that your content is designed for all learners, regardless of their background and abilities. Creating an accessible course isn't just something you have to do to meet standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Section 508. When you enhance the accessibility of your content, everyone stands to benefit. In this course, instructor David Anderson covers the core concepts and essential skills required to start building accessible elearning content with Articulate 360.

Learning objectives
Design elearning courses with accessibility in mind.
Make content accessible to screen readers and keyboards.
Make text, images, audio and video content, and interactive content accessible.
Redesign existing courses to meet accessibility standards.

Concepts

Introduction

Create accessible elearning for everyone

Introduction to Accessibility for Elearning

Why accessibility matters in elearning
Inclusive design benefits everyone
Using POUR to design accessible courses
Design strategies for common disabilities

Essential Tools for Designing Accessible Courses

Plain language tools
Accessible color combinations
WebAIM contrast checker
NVDA screen reader
Closed captioning tools for accessibility
Color blindness simulators

Making Content Accessible to Screen Readers and Keyboards in Storyline 360

Customize the focus order
Identify the course language and text labels
Allow learners to skip player navigation elements
Choose visible focus indicator colors
Increase the player font size
Adding an instructions screen for keyboard shortcuts

Making Text and Images Accessible in Storyline 360

Adding alt text to images
Enable accessible player controls
Using accessible text styles and autofit
Offer audio alternatives to on-screen text

Making Multimedia Content Accessible in Storyline 360

Disable autoplay for media
Enable accessible video controls
Add closed captions for videos
Add closed captions for audio
Publish captions with video projects
Customizing closed captions
Provide transcripts for videos
Include audio descriptions
Streaming video
Managing closed captions in media library

Making Interactive Content Accessible in Storyline 360

Overview of interactive objects and accessibility
Creating accessible quiz questions
Use dialog layers for accessible feedback
Creating accessible quiz results slides
Building accessible drag-and-drop interactions

Designing Accessible Courses in Rise 360

Theme settings to enhance accessibility in Rise
Adding alt text to images
Offer text-based alternatives for non-text content
Using heading levels for screen reader navigation
Feedback for quiz and knowledge check questions

Making Media Content Accessible in Rise 360

Adding closed captioning to videos
Making audio blocks accessible
Using Storyline blocks
Audio descriptions for visuals

Conclusion

Next steps