Adobe Captivate Accessibility Checklist

Version 12.5/12.6

Note: Adobe Captivate 13 released November 2025, accessibility implementation may be different in this version.

Project-Wide

1. Set language at project level
2. Add closed captions
3. Follow WCAG color contrast guidelines for all images with text, text on a colored background or contrast in data visualizations
4. Avoid auto-playing media unless users have controls to pause or stop playback.

Known accessibility issues in Project Settings and how to fix

Slide        

1. Descriptive/Informative text for each slide

Known accessibility issues on slides and how to fix

Known accessibility issues with text blocks and how to fix

Slide Objects

1. Add descriptive text to each image
2. Decorative images – hide from screen reader
3. Check Reading Order

Known accessibility issues with media objects and how to fix

Widgets

1. Make card accessible
2. Tabs – use separate slides instead
3. Carousel – use separate slides instead
4. Make timeline accessible
5. Make hotspot accessible
6. Click to Reveal – do not use
7. Make certificate accessible
8. Drag and drop – do not use

Quiz

1. Add instructions to all quiz questions to use the close button to continue to next question
2. Extra step to make sequence quiz question accessible

Known accessibility issues with quizzes and how to fix

Known accessibility issues with interactive components and how to fix

Adobe Captivate Training Resources