As an author, you want to ensure your Storyline 360 content is accessible from start to finish—including the quizzes and other tools you use to evaluate learning. Understanding how learners using assistive technology navigate different question types can help you do that. This article explains how navigation works for each and provides quick keyboard tips for learners.

Storyline 360 questions follow the common navigation patterns found elsewhere on the web:

• Multiple Choice, True/False, and Pick One questions use radio buttons, allowing learners to select only one answer.

• Multiple Response and Pick Many questions use checkboxes, where learners can select one or more answers.

In other words, screen reader and keyboard navigation in Storyline 360 should function as learners would expect: radio buttons are grouped and navigated using the arrow keys, while checkboxes are focused and toggled individually. Read on for more details.

• Radio Button Questions (Single Choice)

• Checkbox Questions (Multiple Choice)

• Why They Work Differently

Radio Button Questions (Single Choice)

Radio button questions use a button set that allows only one selection from a group of options. Continue reading to discover how screen reader and keyboard-only users navigate them.

Screen Reader

Screen reader users navigate single-choice radio button questions using the following keyboard shortcuts:

• Pressing Tab moves the learner into the button set, which is considered a single interactive object.

• Arrow keys move the learner through the answer choices. The screen reader announces each option and the number of available options. (For example, “Radio button, 1 of 4.”)

• Each option is automatically selected as the learner moves through it.

• Pressing Space confirms a selection if needed.

Keyboard-Only

Keyboard-only users move through single-choice radio button questions by tabbing between interactive items. Here’s how:

• Pressing Tab moves the learner into the button set, where the first option is highlighted.

• Arrow keys allow the learner to cycle through options. Each option is automatically selected as they move.

• Pressing Tab moves the learner past the button set once they’ve chosen their answer.

Checkbox Questions (Multiple Choice)

Checkbox questions allow learners to select more than one answer. Each checkbox is independent. Read on to understand how that works for learners using screen readers or keyboard-only navigation.

Screen Reader

Screen reader users move through checkbox question options one box at a time. Each checkbox is announced with its label and whether it’s checked or not.

• Pressing Tab moves the learner through the checkboxes, with each checkbox considered an independent interactive object.

• The screen reader announces the checkbox’s label and state—“checked” or “not checked”.

• Pressing Space toggles a checkbox between checked and not checked.

Keyboard-Only

Keyboard-only users navigate through checkbox question options with the Tab and Shift+Tab keys and press Space to select or deselect them.

• Pressing Tab or Shift+Tab moves the learner between checkboxes.

• Pressing Space selects or deselects each option.

• Learners can choose as many as apply to the question before moving on to the next group.

Why They Work Differently

Storyline 360 adheres to standard web accessibility guidelines to ensure learners have a consistent and predictable experience across various assistive technologies. The functional differences occur because of how those technologies handle standard web controls:

• Radio buttons are treated as part of a single group, so learners use the arrow keys to move between them.
• Checkboxes are treated as individual items, so learners tab to each one and use Space to toggle it.

Screen readers announce the question along with each answer choice when learners navigate multiple choice questions. This ensures the purpose of each control is clear and supports WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) by programmatically connecting questions and their choices.

Learn more about how learners who use screen readers and keyboards navigate in Storyline 360.