Yvonne,

In references below, I found the following:

"Authors can choose to not use animation and can require the user use a keystroke or click the mouse in order to continue to the next slide."

This implies not that there is a setting or checkbox to convert animations to a non-animated mode, but that you can author your materials without visual animation so that a click or a keystroke with continue the project.

BACKGROUND:

We've seen a lot of interest around section 508 compatibility, but this is the first that I've seen that mentions the Captivate 9 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, so here's some background for us to get on the same page:

I was able to find details here:

Adobe Captivate 9 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template

And the PDF here:

http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/accessibility/compliance/pdfs/adobe-captivate-9-section-508-vpat.pdf

For more information, see the 'What is VPAT?' section:

Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) Policy & Information