Using Smart Shapes in an Accessibility Enabled Project

First – Smart shapes cannot be used as buttons in a project that must meet accessibility standards. Smart shape buttons are not accessible using the tab/enter combination. While you may or may not be able to tab to the shape, selecting “enter” or the space bar will not trigger the button action.

 

Second – Smart shapes with text are not automatically read like a text caption. You must enter the text in the accessibility pop-up in order for the screen reader to access it. Smart shapes are objects, not captions – you must describe what is important in the shape. If it is being used for decoration or as a border, uncheck select and leave the alt text areas blank so the screen reader will ignore it.

 

Third – Smart shapes with more than one state must have any content for each state entered in the accessibility pop-up associated with the selected state. If you have a button that is changing the state of the smart shape to reflect feedback or reveal further content, make sure the new state has the content in the alt text area.

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