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USING CAPTIVATE

Advanced Editing and Project Reviews

Last updated 9/28/2011

Creating accessible projects

Accessibility and Adobe Captivate

You can create output that is compliant with Section 508 for users who have visual or hearing impairments, mobility

impairments, or other types of disabilities. You can also take steps at the design level to remove obstacles for people

with disabilities viewing your Adobe Captivate projects.

These solutions support government agencies in meeting their users’ needs through Section 508 compliance, as well

as companies who are committed to improving accessibility.

Worldwide accessibility standards

Many countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, and countries in the European Union, have

adopted accessibility standards based on those developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). W3C

publishes the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, a document that prioritizes actions designers should take to make

web content accessible. For information about the Web Accessibility Initiative, see the W3C website at

www.w3.org/WAI.

In the United States, the law that governs accessibility is commonly known as Section 508, which is an amendment to

the U.S. Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 prohibits federal agencies from buying, developing, maintaining, or using

electronic technology that is not accessible to those with disabilities. In addition to mandating standards, Section 508

allows government employees and the public to sue agencies in federal court for noncompliance.

For additional information about Section 508, see the following websites:

What is Section 508- compliance?

Section 508 is part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requiring that federal agencies develop, maintain, acquire, or use

electronic and information technology to make the systems accessible to people with disabilities. The most recent

(1998) version of Section 508 establishes enforceable, government-wide standards.

What does accessible mean?

In general, an information technology system is accessible for people with disabilities if it can be used in various ways

that do not depend on a single sense or ability. For example, users should be able to navigate with a keyboard, in

addition to a mouse (not with a mouse only). Also, the visual and auditory elements of a user interface must

accommodate both hearing-impaired and visually impaired users.

What other types of assistive software do end users need?

Screen readers or text-to-speech utilities (which read the contents of the active window, menu options, or text you have

typed) and screen review aids translate onscreen text to speech or to a dynamic, refreshable, Braille display. This

assistive technology can provide keyboard assistance or shortcuts, captions for speech and sound, and visual warnings

such as flashing toolbars. Tools available include Windows Eye and JAWS.

What does Adobe Captivate do to be Section 508 compliant?

Selecting the 508 Compliance option makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to

accessibility technology. For example, if you select the 508 Compliance and you have filled in the project name and

project description text boxes in Project preferences, a screen reader will read the name and description when the

Adobe Captivate SWF file is played.

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