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From: Mike Warner
Date: Mon, May 06 2024 10:56AM
Subject: Articulate Storyline SCORM export WCAG 2.4.3 failure
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Hi,

I've been evaluating SCORM content created with Articulate Storyline and
have found that the SCORM content fails hard for 2.4.3 Focus Order. The
auto-generated menu is visually on the left and appears to be the first
tabbable item, but it's really the last or almost the last tabbable item on
the page due to its position in the DOM. Divs with IDs of sidebar, topbar,
and app-top come toward the end of the DOM, which is the exact opposite of
what it should be. Has anyone else experienced this and have a fix? I'm
no Articulate expert so I could be missing a setting.

Thanks,
Mike

Mike Warner
Director of IT Services
MindEdge Learning

From: Steve Green
Date: Mon, May 06 2024 11:40AM
Subject: Re: Articulate Storyline SCORM export WCAG 2.4.3 failure
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It's a couple of years since I worked on Articulate Storyline, but there were indeed issues with the focus order of the menu. The developer specialised in Storyline, so we took his word when he said he couldn't even see the menu code, let alone fix it. There were other issues (particularly reflow, as I recall) but he said he could only fix the e-learning module, not the player it's enclosed in.

BTW, this is nothing to do with SCORM, which is just a JavaScript wrapper that passes information between an e-learning module and its host LMS, but doesn't have a user interface.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd

From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Tue, May 07 2024 6:16PM
Subject: Re: Articulate Storyline SCORM export WCAG 2.4.3 failure
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I agree with what Steve said. That has been my experience as well.

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Ryan E. Benson

From: Lyndal Box
Date: Tue, May 07 2024 6:21PM
Subject: Re: Articulate Storyline SCORM export WCAG 2.4.3 failure
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Hi Mike,

The auto-generated menu in Articulate Storyline is part of the "Player" frame and can be switched off during the design process before SCORM output is generated. After SCORM is generated, it is too late.

Without the auto-generated menu you can create a compliant focus order and user-friendly experience by introducing your own navigation. This requires a little more skill but can still be achieved without coding experience.

Cheers,
Lyndal

Lyndal Box
Learning Consultant
LB Learning Solutions Pty Ltd

From: Mike Warner
Date: Wed, May 08 2024 3:38PM
Subject: Re: Articulate Storyline SCORM export WCAG 2.4.3 failure
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Thanks all. I unminified slides.min.js and found where to add code to move
the menu etc. in the DOM. It'll take a little more work to fix the CSS
classes that are no longer inherited, but it's doable.

I wonder whether anyone has filed a bug report with Articulate. I've heard
some say that accessibility issues of a critical or significant impact
should be considered as bugs.

Mike