Storyline offers support for people with disabilities so that they are able to use interactive e-learning courses created with Storyline, with the help of assistive software, such as the JAWS screen reader.
Section 508, a US Federal law, requires that all Federal agencies give disabled people access to information that is comparable to the access available to others. Storyline supports Section 508 in the following ways:
Keyboard support
Content focus
Flicker reduction
Non-visual operation and information retrieval
Large text
Text equivalents
Assistive technology: Ready UI, Forms, Scripts
How Storyline complies with Section 508 is detailed on their website at http://www.articulate.com/products/storyline-section-508-vpat.php.
There are tips and guidelines available for Storyline developers on the Articulate website at http://www.articulate.com/products/storyline-section-508.php.
Tip
Storyline does not have a built-in Closed Captions feature. You can add a transcript by using the Notes panel but this does not create true Closed Captions that follow along as the narrator speaks. A fellow Articulate "Super Hero", Steve Flowers, came up with a solution and provides a demonstration with source code and discussion in the Articulate forums located at http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/14677/111423.aspx#111423.