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andrewb24923463
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February 16, 2017
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Captivate 9 quiz accessibility

  • February 16, 2017
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I am having problems with making simple multiple choice questions accessible. Staff reliant on Jaws (version 17) cannot navigate the quiz and the reading order is out of wack. Can anyone offer any advice on how to set up a quiz so that assistive technology users can take the quiz?

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Correct answer Justenuf2bdangerous

The "normal order for accessing a multiple choice quiz slide is (at least in my experience) as follows:

1st "Tab" reads the Slide Title if it is there

 

2nd Tab - reads the question stem

 

Using the Arrow Keys - You must now use the up and down arrow keys to access the answer choice radio buttons. When each radio button is selected, it SHOULD tell you the choice letter or number and read the text (not always the case)

 

Selecting the answer - The answer is selected by pressing the space bar when the proper radio button has been selected (up and down arrow keys). The radio button will be filled in when selected. DO NOT tab out of this selection until you are sure you have s chosen the answer you want - once the "Tab" button is selected, it can freeze your ability to change the answer

 

3rd Tab - jumps from the selected answer to the "Submit" button - choose "Enter" to to select "Submit".

 

You still haven't left the slide at this point, because the quiz slide requires you to click anywhere on the slide to continue after you select submit. Choose "Enter" again and the slide will advance to the next question.

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andrewb24923463Author
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February 21, 2017

Well, it appears even with instruction, users reliant on assistive technology are going to struggle with even a basic quiz in Captivate 9. Here is the feedback from a staff member who is reliant on assistive technology when asked to follow the above instructions.

"This quiz sort of kind of works. In order to make any of the buttons go you need to use the pass through keystroke. The directions are also incredibly convoluted and I do not believe that most screen reader users would be able to follow them to complete the quiz. It is important that that the quiz is easy to navigate otherwise people may inadvertently select incorrect answers or be unable to complete it full stop".

I have given up trying to make the Adobe Quiz slides accessible, too hard for this novice. Instead I have taken Brett Helms advice and created my own. Now I just have to work out why a 'Submit' button magically appears even though I'm not using a quiz slide. Has anyone else encountered this before?

Justenuf2bdangerous
Justenuf2bdangerousCorrect answer
Inspiring
February 16, 2017

The "normal order for accessing a multiple choice quiz slide is (at least in my experience) as follows:

1st "Tab" reads the Slide Title if it is there

 

2nd Tab - reads the question stem

 

Using the Arrow Keys - You must now use the up and down arrow keys to access the answer choice radio buttons. When each radio button is selected, it SHOULD tell you the choice letter or number and read the text (not always the case)

 

Selecting the answer - The answer is selected by pressing the space bar when the proper radio button has been selected (up and down arrow keys). The radio button will be filled in when selected. DO NOT tab out of this selection until you are sure you have s chosen the answer you want - once the "Tab" button is selected, it can freeze your ability to change the answer

 

3rd Tab - jumps from the selected answer to the "Submit" button - choose "Enter" to to select "Submit".

 

You still haven't left the slide at this point, because the quiz slide requires you to click anywhere on the slide to continue after you select submit. Choose "Enter" again and the slide will advance to the next question.

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    andrewb24923463Author
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    February 16, 2017

    Thank you for the reply Justenuf2bdangerous. After my post yesterday, a colleague pointed me to a post from January 2017 by Brett Helm (same icon as you by the way?!). I like the instructions in your reply, short and to thte point, which will be put to good use to guide our users of assistive technolgy.

    Justenuf2bdangerous
    Justenuf2bdangerous
    Inspiring
    February 17, 2017

    One in the same, sir. If it wasn't for this community, I would be curled up in a corner mumbling incoherently about meeting accessibility/508 challenges in e-learning. Always happy to try and share lessons learned.

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