Captivate 2 + Accessibility + 508

Good day all,
I have a question about something in Captivate 2 (was also a
feature in Captivate 1). If you go to the slide properties screen,
there is a button that you can select Accessibility. Once you click
on this, you have the option to insert the text from the slide. It
says at the top that this can be used for users with disabilities
and need the use of a screen reader. My question is, once you've
inserted the text, and check the 508 compliant box on publish, what
exactly has become 508 compliant?
If I try to use a screen reader like Jaws while the
simulation is playing, the screen reader doesn't read the slides.
Should it? I'm a bit confused on how Captivate is exactly 508
compliant!

Hi smejus57
Here is some information I captured at one point in time. It
was put forth by a former Macromedia employee by the name of Dave
Mozealous.
Captivate was only tested with JAWS version 6.1 or later and
Window Eyes 5.0. So make sure the customer is using JAWS 6.1 or
later or Window Eyes 5.0.
Try the following to resolve the issue:
Start JAWS
Open the .htm file
Press Ctrl (shut up jaws)
Press Ctrl+Home (top of page)
Press Arrow down once, listen, then Arrow down again. When on
button, press Enter.
After each slide loads, Press Ctrl+Home before reading.
*NOTE: Make sure you are using the ENTER button to continue,
or whatever key is assigned to the button. Using the Mouse button
makes JAWS incorrectly interpret the accessibility text.
Hopefully this was useful... Rick

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