7.3.1: General Workarounds
The following guide is organized by H5P activity type content authoring fields and options. Not all H5P activity types have the same fields or options.
These recommendations are designed to help content authors avoid creating accessibility barriers for users and ensure the H5P activities are as accessible as currently possible. Content authors should also follow all accessibility techniques for digital content. For additional information, review ASCCC Quick Guides Accessibility Overview and Accessibility Resources.
In the following sections, activity types and activity elements are in bold.
Activity Title
Example activity title: Activity 1.1.2 (on the web page the text is coded as a heading 3 or other appropriate heading level)
Many H5P activities do not have accessible titles when embedded on a web page (the title for the iframe is missing). In addition, many H5P activities do not include an option to create a correctly structured heading at the beginning of the activity.
This barrier affects users who cannot see the activity on the web page. Users of assistive technology, such as screen reading software, may not be able determine the purpose of the iframe content and choose whether or not to interact with that content.
Activity Title Workaround
- If the H5P activity does not include an option to create a correctly structured heading at the beginning of the activity, include a correctly structured heading with the activity name or number as the activity title as part of the web page content before each activity.
- If the H5P activity includes an option to create a correctly structured heading at the beginning of the activity, include a correctly structured heading with the activity name or number as the activity title at the beginning of each activity.
Bold Text
Example use of bold text: In the following exercises, verbs are in bold .
Include brief instructions for users that explain the use of bold text in H5P activities. The instruction should let users know that bold text will be used and the meaning of the bold text. By providing the instructions, users of assistive technology can decide if they want to turn on the software feature to identify changes in text formatting. The instructions also make the meaning of the bold text clear to all users.
Instructions
Language
H5P activities do not include an option to set the correct language for the activity. This means that the text, in a language other than English, of any activity is not pronounced correctly by assistive technology that reads the text aloud. For example, if the text of an entire activity is in Spanish, the text of the entire activity is not pronounced correctly by assistive technology.
This barrier affects users who are blind and users with learning disabilities who use assistive technology to read text aloud.
H5P activities do not include an option to set the correct language for parts of content within the activity. This means that text, in a language other than English, in any activity is not pronounced correctly by assistive technology that reads the content aloud. For example, if an activity has instructions in English and questions in Spanish, the questions will not be pronounced correctly by assistive technology.
This barrier affects users who are blind and users with learning disabilities who use assistive technology to read the content aloud.
Tooltips
Most H5P tooltips are not focusable with the keyboard. This means that the information in tooltips cannot be displayed using only the keyboard.
Most H5P tooltips are not hoverable with the mouse. This means that the tooltips disappear when users attempt to move the mouse over the tooltip.
Most H5P tooltips do not magnify when the activity is magnified using browser settings. This means that even if content in the H5P activity magnifies up to 200% or 400%, the tooltip text will not be magnified.