Adobe 65029940 - Captivate - PC User Manual page 91

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 a variety
of 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 (Job Access With Speech).
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 option and you have filled in the project name and
project description text boxes in the Project Properties dialog box, a screen reader will read the name and
description when the Adobe Captivate SWF file is played.
The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when the 508 compliance option is selected:
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Project name (derived from Project Properties)
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Project description (derived from Project Properties)
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Slide accessibility text
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Slide label (derived from Slide Properties)
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Buttons
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Playback controls (function of each button is read by screen readers)
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Password protection (if an Adobe Captivate SWF file is password protected, the prompt for a password is read
by screen readers)
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Question slides (title, question, answers, button text, and scoring report are read by screen readers)
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