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From: Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
Date: Nov 5, 2015 9:58AM

Our position is that any training created using Captivate 9 must be accompanied by an accessible version of the training. Thus you have to maintain two versions if you want to use Captivate and be compliant. The "Accessible" methods recommended by Adobe result in Flash output which in our opinion cannot be made compliant or usable by screen reader users. Heading structure is not supported, it does not inherit OS settings for high contrast and in user testing with screen reader and screen magnifier users we have found that the performance is unpredictable and erratic across multiple workstations with the same software and hardware configurations.

Mike Moore
Accessibility Coordinator
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Civil Rights Office