Accessibility Considerations
Accessibility means course content designed for all learners – including those with auditory, visual, mobility, or learning disabilities. Articulate Rise supports NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, and TalkBack screen readers and aims to follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. Specific features and ongoing work to develop fully accessible courses are described in the Rise 360 Accessibility Conformance Report.
Most of Articulate Rise’s accessibility features, such as keyboard navigation, buttons, links, and forms, are built into the app and do not require input or decision-making from course developers. However, a number of accessibility considerations are the responsibility of course developers. In Technology-Facilitated Sexualized Violence: An Introductory Course for B.C. Post-Secondary Institutions, alt text (text-based descriptions) is provided for all images and graphics. As well, all videos include closed captioning.
Any changes to the course colours or fonts, or any new graphics or videos that are added, should be accessible as well. This means checking colour contrast, labelling graphic blocks, providing closed captioning for videos, and writing alt text for images. For more information, see these articles on the Articulate Rise website:
Articulate Rise also offers a feature that can easily translate a customized course into a different language (the app supports left-to-right languages and scripts with double-byte character sets). For more information, see Translate Your Course.
Known Accessibility Issues
Currently, matching drag-and-drop questions aren’t fully accessible in Articulate Rise. This course uses one drag-and-drop knowledge check in Module 2. An alternative text version of this activity, which includes the term and the matching answer, is included following the knowledge check. This activity can be altered (e.g., changed to multiple-choice questions) to better meet the needs of your students, if desired.
