{"id":88,"date":"2021-11-01T14:24:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T18:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/safercampuses\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=88"},"modified":"2021-11-01T18:10:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:10:55","slug":"accessibility-considerations","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/safercampuses\/chapter\/accessibility-considerations\/","title":{"raw":"Accessibility Considerations","rendered":"Accessibility Considerations"},"content":{"raw":"Accessibility means that course content is designed for all learners\u2014including 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. You can learn about specific features and ongoing work to develop fully accessible courses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/articulate.com\/support\/article\/Rise-360-Accessibility-Conformance-Report-VPAT\">Rise 360 Accessibility Conformance Report<\/a>.\r\n\r\nMost of Rise\u2019s 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, there are a number of accessibility considerations that are the responsibility of course developers. In the <em>Safer Campuses for Everyone<\/em> course, alt-text (text-based descriptions for images and other non-text content) are provided for all images and graphics. As well, all the videos include closed captioning.\r\n\r\nIf you change colours or fonts or insert new graphics or videos, you will want to ensure this new content is accessible as well. This means checking colour contrast, labelling graphic blocks, providing closed captioning for videos, and writing alternative text for images. See these articles on the Rise website for more information:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/articulate.com\/support\/article\/Rise-How-to-Add-Alternate-Text-to-Images\">Adding Alternative Text to Images<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/articulate.com\/support\/article\/Rise-360-How-to-Add-Closed-Captioning-to-a-Video\">Adding Closed Captions to Videos<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/articulate.com\/support\/article\/Rise-Keyboard-Accessible-Navigation\">Using Keyboard Navigation<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRise also offers a feature that can easily translate your customized course into a different language (the app supports left-to-right languages and scripts with double-byte character sets). See the following article for more information:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.articulate.com\/articles\/rise-360-translate-your-course\">Translate Your Course<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Known Accessibility Issues<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCurrently, matching drag-and-drop questions and sorting activities aren\u2019t fully accessible in Rise. The<em> Safer Campuses for Everyone<\/em> course uses drag-and-drop questions in the Knowledge Checks at the end of each module. These activities can be altered (e.g., changed to multiple choice questions) to better meet the needs of your students, if desired.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Accessibility means that course content is designed for all learners\u2014including 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. You can learn about specific features and ongoing work to develop fully accessible courses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/articulate.com\/support\/article\/Rise-360-Accessibility-Conformance-Report-VPAT\">Rise 360 Accessibility Conformance Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most of Rise\u2019s 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, there are a number of accessibility considerations that are the responsibility of course developers. In the <em>Safer Campuses for Everyone<\/em> course, alt-text (text-based descriptions for images and other non-text content) are provided for all images and graphics. As well, all the videos include closed captioning.<\/p>\n<p>If you change colours or fonts or insert new graphics or videos, you will want to ensure this new content is accessible as well. This means checking colour contrast, labelling graphic blocks, providing closed captioning for videos, and writing alternative text for images. See these articles on the Rise website for more information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/articulate.com\/support\/article\/Rise-How-to-Add-Alternate-Text-to-Images\">Adding Alternative Text to Images<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/articulate.com\/support\/article\/Rise-360-How-to-Add-Closed-Captioning-to-a-Video\">Adding Closed Captions to Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/articulate.com\/support\/article\/Rise-Keyboard-Accessible-Navigation\">Using Keyboard Navigation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rise also offers a feature that can easily translate your customized course into a different language (the app supports left-to-right languages and scripts with double-byte character sets). 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