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Make a widget accessible

Last updated on May 16, 2025

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Accessibility
1. Create accessible eLearning content in Adobe Captivate
2. Make a slide accessible
3. Make slide objects accessible
4. Make an interactive component accessible
5. Make a widget accessible
6. Make a quiz accessible
7. TOC and Playbar accessibility
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Learn how to make any widget in Captivate accessible.

Make a widget accessible

For this example, you'll make a Card widget accessible.

Add a card widget by clicking Add new widget > Cards in the left toolbar.
Launch the Accessibility menu in the right toolbar.
The Reading order displays all interactive and non-interactive objects. Enable the Show tab order toggle to display the interactive objects in the widget.
Select a card container in the Reading Order section, add the accessibility text, and select a speech agen

Reading order of objects in a Card widget

Note:

Similarly, you can add accessibility to a text object and select a speech agent for the text on the back of a card inside a card content block.
If you want to add accessibility text to all objects in a card group, select the arrow next to the container.

Add accessibility text to all objects in a card group
Add the accessibility text and select a speech agent for a specific object in the card.

Select a speech agent for a specific object in the card