The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is to assist Federal contracting officials in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial Electronic and Information Technology products and services with features that support accessibility. It is assumed that offerers will provide additional contact information to facilitate more detailed inquiries.
The first table of the Template provides a summary view of the section 508 Standards. The subsequent tables provide more detailed views of each subsection. There are three columns in each table. Column one of the Summary Table describes the subsections of subparts B and C of the Standards. The second column describes the supporting features of the product or refers you to the corresponding detailed table, "e.g., equivalent facilitation." The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product. In the subsequent tables, the first column contains the lettered paragraphs of the subsections. The second column describes the supporting features of the product with regard to that paragraph. The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.
Date: July 1, 2010
Name of product: Adobe® Captivate®5
Contact for more information: access@adobe.com
Summary Table
| Guideline | Applicable | Compliance |
|---|---|---|
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems |
Applicable |
Supports with exceptions |
Section 1194.22 Web-Based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications |
Applicable |
Supports with exceptions |
Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products |
Not applicable |
- |
Section 1194.24 Video and Multimedia Products |
Applicable |
Supports |
Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products |
Not applicable |
- |
Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers |
Not applicable |
- |
Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria |
Applicable |
Supports with exceptions |
Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation, and Support |
Applicable |
Supports |
| Criteria | Supporting features | Remarks and explanations |
|---|---|---|
(a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually. |
Authoring: Supports with exceptions Output: Supports with exceptions |
Authoring: It is not possible to move focus between the canvas and panels using the keyboard alone. Some controls, such as the Correct Entries pop-up dialog box, are not reachable with the keyboard alone. Some controls in dialog boxes, such as the Project Info. dialog box, are not operable using a keyboard alone. Output: Most controls and content in the Captivate 5 Player are fully operable using a keyboard alone, with some exceptions, including:
The Playhead control is not operable using a keyboard alone. |
(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated features of other products that are identified as accessibility features, where those features are developed and documented according to industry standards. Applications also shall not disrupt or disable activated features of any operating system that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming interface for those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to the product developer. |
Authoring: Supports Output: Supports |
Captivate 5 does not disable or disrupt activated accessibility features of other products. |
(c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus shall be provided that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so that Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes. |
Authoring: Supports with exceptions Output: Supports |
Authoring: Controls in some dialog boxes such as Advanced Actions and Variables, do not provide sufficient focus indication, and focus is not programmatically exposed. Output: |
(d) Sufficient information about a user interface element including the identity, operation, and state of the element shall be available to Assistive Technology. When an image represents a program element, the information conveyed by the image must also be available in text. |
Authoring: Supports with exceptions Output: Supports with exceptions |
Authoring: Objects on the canvas do not provide sufficient information to Assistive Technology. Objects in tree controls, such as the list view in the Library panel and the Category List in the Preferences dialog box, do not provide identity information. Output: State information for some controls, such as radio buttons in Multiple Choice quizzes, is not always correctly conveyed. Information about some interactive features, such as Hotspots or Rollover Captions, is not available to Assistive Technology. Success, Failure and Hint Captions are not available to Assistive Technology. Text labels are available for all controls on mouse over but not to screen readers or keyboard users. |
(e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance. |
Authoring: Supports Output: Supports |
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(f) Textual information shall be provided through operating system functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes. |
Authoring: Supports with exceptions Output: Supports |
With the exception of some text input controls in certain dialog boxes, such as Advanced Actions and Variables, text information is available to Assistive Technology. |
(g) Applications shall not override user-selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. |
Authoring: Does not support Output: |
Authoring: Output: |
(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. |
Authoring: Not applicable Output: Supports |
Authoring: Output: The Captivate 5 Player interface does not include animation. |
(i) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. |
Authoring: Supports Output: Supports |
Authoring: The Captivate 5 user interface does not use color as the only means of conveying information. Output: Color coding is not used as the only means to convey information in the Captivate 5 Player interface. |
(j) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast settings, a variety of color selections capable of producing a range of contrast levels shall be provided. |
Authoring: Not applicable Output: |
Authoring: Output: It is not possible for users to adjust color and contrast settings in the Captivate 5 Player. However, the author can provide different interfaces utilizing alternate color and contrast themes. |
(k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. |
Authoring: Supports Output: Supports |
Authoring: Output: |
(l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues. |
Authoring: Supports with exceptions Output: Supports with exceptions |
Authoring: Objects in tree controls, such as the list view in the Library panel and the Category List in the Preferences dialog box, do not provide sufficient information. Some controls in dialog boxes, such as the Preferences dialog box, are not operable using a keyboard alone. Output: State information for some controls, such as radio buttons in Multiple Choice quizzes, is not always correctly conveyed. Responding to Hotspot and Sequence question types is not possible using the keyboard. |
| Criteria | Supporting features | Remarks and explanations |
|---|---|---|
(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt," "longdesc," or in element content). |
Supports |
An accessible name and description can be added to images and non-text objects, inserted into a Captivate 5 presentation. |
(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. |
Supports |
Captivate 5 enables authors to create, edit and export captions along with recording audio tracks. The captions can be synchronized with the presentation. |
(c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. |
Supports |
Captivate 5 enables authors to create presentations where color is not used as the only means of conveying information. |
(d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet. |
Supports |
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(e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map. |
Not applicable |
Captivate 5 does not create server-side image maps.
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(f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape. |
Not applicable |
Captivate 5 does not create client-side image maps. |
(g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables. |
Not applicable |
Captivate 5 presentations do not contain data tables. |
(h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers. |
Not applicable |
Captivate 5 presentations do not contain complex data tables. |
(i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation. |
Not applicable |
Captivate 5 does not create frames.
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(j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. |
Supports |
By default Captivate 5 does not create content that causes the screen to flicker at a frequency greater than 2Hz or lower than 55Hz. |
(k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes. |
Not applicable |
Captivate 5 does not create web sites. |
(l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by Assistive Technology. |
Supports |
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(m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in, or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with §1194.21(a) through (l). |
Supports |
For Flash movies generated in Captivate 5 a plug-in detection script is included. If the Flash plug-in is not detected in the user’s browser a link to download the plug-in is available |
(n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues. |
Supports with exceptions |
Controls in the Captivate 5 Player and presentation content are fully operable using Assistive Technology with some exceptions, including: State information for some controls, such as radio buttons in Multiple Choice quizzes, is not always correctly conveyed. Responding to Hotspot and Sequence question types is not possible using the keyboard. |
(o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links. |
Not applicable |
Captivate 5 does not create web sites or navigation links. |
(p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. |
Supports |
Playback controls in the Captivate 5 Player interface allow users to pause slides and move forward or backward through them. Authors can include time limits for responses, but this is optional. |
Note to 1194.22: The Board interprets paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section as consistent with the following Priority 1 checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) (May 5, 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium: Paragraph (a) – 1.1, (b) – 1.4, (c) – 2.1, (d) – 6.1, (e) – 1.2, (f) – 9.1, (g) – 5.1, (h) – 5.2, (i) – 12.1, (j) – 7.1, (k) – 11.4.
| Criteria | Supporting Features | Remarks and Explanations |
|---|---|---|
a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. |
Not applicable |
Captivate 5 does not include any display hardware. |
(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry. |
Not applicable |
Captivate 5 does not include any television tuner hardware. |
(c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned. |
Supports |
Captivate 5 provides a built-in method for captioning content displayed in output files. |
(d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio described. |
Supports with exceptions |
Captivate 5 presentations can include only one audio track.
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(e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent. |
Supports |
Captions can be displayed or hidden using the Caption button in the Player interface. |
| Criteria | Supporting features | Remarks and explanations |
|---|---|---|
(a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided. |
Authoring: Does not
support
Output: Supports with exceptions |
Authoring:
Many controls in the Captivate 5 interface are fully operable by users of screen readers. However, some essential functions, such as moving focus between panels, are not fully keyboard accessible. Sufficient information is not available for some elements, such as objects on the canvas. Output: Most elements in the Captivate 5 Player interface and content are keyboard accessible and provide sufficient information to Assistive Technology with some exceptions, including quiz types such as Hotspot and Sequence. |
(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided. |
Output: Supports
Authoring: Supports with exceptions |
Captivate 5 supports the use of screen magnifiers.
However, in some cases, such as controls in some dialog boxes, focus is not exposed programmatically. |
(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided. |
Authoring: Supports Output: |
Authoring: Output: Captivate 5 supports captioning in presentations. |
(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided. |
Authoring: Supports Output: |
Authoring: Output: Captivate 5 supports captioning in presentations. |
(e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided. |
Authoring: Supports
Output: Supports |
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(f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided. |
Authoring: Supports with exceptions
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Authoring: Output: |
| Criteria | Supporting features | Remarks and explanations |
|---|---|---|
(a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge. |
Supports |
Adobe provides electronic versions of all product support documentation. |
(b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge. |
Supports |
Adobe provides information on accessibility features in the documentation. Electronic versions of all product support documentation are provided. |
(c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities. |
Supports |
Product support for LiveCycle products is available in a variety of formats and from a number of online sources available from Adobe. |
