Adobe Captivate Prime Desktop 2019
Accessibility Conformance Report published by Adobe
Partial extraction. We read 30 of 31 Level A and 19 of 24 Level AA criteria from this document (89% coverage). The remainder are missing from our extraction, not necessarily from Adobe's report — their table layout defeated our parser. Treat the figures below as incomplete and read the source document for the full picture.
Conformance by level
Reported by the vendor. WCAG Level AA is the benchmark referenced by ADA Title II, Section 508 and the European Accessibility Act; Level AAA is optional and often left unevaluated.
Level A — 30 criteria
- Supports
- 19
- Partially supports
- 8
- Does not support
- 3
- Not applicable
- 0
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 19 criteria
- Supports
- 17
- Partially supports
- 2
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 0
- Not evaluated
- 0
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All reported criteria (94)
| Criterion | Name | Level | Conformance | Remarks from vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content | A | Does Not Support | Software: Some images provide implicit text alternatives as plain text next to the images. However, the product does not provide sufficient text alternatives for most image controls such as: Image buttons throughout the application, in its recording and editing screens, as well as its home page, and other screens. Icon images on the notifications page. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain non-text content that would require a text alternative. |
| 1.2.1 | Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | Software: The product does not contain prerecorded audio-only or video-only media. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain video-only media. Authors can provide transcripts for audio-only media by adding accompanying text. |
| 1.2.2 | Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | Software: The product does not contain prerecorded synchronized media. Authored Content (Video): Authors cannot add closed captions to video. Authors can add open captions. For example, authors can use the title card functionality to provide captions, although this limits the use of the title card functionality for non-caption content. |
| 1.2.3 | Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | Software: The product does not contain prerecorded video content that would require audio description or a media alternative. Authored Content (Video): Authors cannot add closed audio description to video. Authors can add open audio description. |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Supports | Software: The product does not contain live synchronized media. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain live synchronized media. |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Supports | Software: The product does not contain prerecorded video content that would require audio description. Authored Content (Video): Authors cannot add closed audio description to video. Authors can add open audio description. |
| 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships | A | Partially Supports | Software: Most visual structure and relationship information is provided through object information or in text. Exceptions include: The current time value and range of allowable time values of the video player are not programmatically determinable. Authored Content (Video): Video file formats are not capable of containing programmatic structure information or text. |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | Partially Supports | Software: The product presents most content in a meaningful sequence. Exceptions include: In some cases, the visual order of content does not match its programmatic order. Authored Content (Video): The product allows authors to present content in a meaningful sequence. |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | Supports | Software: Instructions do not rely solely on sensory characteristics. Authored Content (Video): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 1.3.4 | Orientation | AA | Supports | Software: Content does not restrict its view and operation to a single display orientation. Authored Content (Video): Adjusting the orientation of video playback is a function of an external media player, not the authored content. |
| 1.3.5 | Identify Input Purpose | AA | Supports | Software: The product’s technology does not have support for programmatic identification of input purpose. Authored Content (Video): The content technology does not have support for programmatic identification of input purpose. |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Partially Supports | Software: Most functions of the product do not convey information through color alone. Exceptions include: In some cases, color is the sole means of distinguishing different sections of content. Authored Content (Video): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | Supports | Software: The product does not contain audio that plays automatically. Authored Content (Video): Playback control is a function of an external media player, not the authored content. |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | Software: Some text and background color combinations do not provide sufficient contrast. Authored Content: Authors can ensure that text meets contrast requirements. |
| 1.4.4 | Resize Text | AA | Supports | Software: The product allows operating system display scaling to resize text up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality. Authored Content (Video): This criterion does not apply to captions or images of text in video. |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Supports | Software: The product uses text instead of images of text, except for branding elements that are considered essential. Authored Content (Video): A particular presentation is essential for images of text in video. |
| 1.4.10 | Reflow | AA | Supports | Software: At the required width of 320 CSS pixels, content is presented without loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrolling in two dimensions. However, some content requires two-dimensional layout for meaning, and this content does not reflow. Authored Content (Video): Authored content requires two-dimensional layout for meaning. |
| 1.4.11 | Non-text Contrast | AA | Supports | Software: Meaningful non-text contrast elements have sufficient contrast. Authored Content (Video): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 1.4.12 | Text Spacing | AA | Supports | Software: The product is not implemented using markup languages. Authored Content (Video): Authored content is not implemented using markup languages. |
| 1.4.13 | Content on Hover or Focus | AA | Partially Supports | Software: Exceptions include: Some content, which appears on hover, becomes hidden when the mouse pointer moves over it. Some content appears on hover and requires moving the mouse to dismiss it. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain content elements triggered by hover or focus. |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Does Not Support | Software: Most product functionality cannot be operated through a keyboard interface. Examples include: Many key controls, such as the buttons to record video or audio, or the button to take a screenshot, do not receive keyboard focus. Much of the key interactive functionality, such as the screenshot area selection or the video pan and zoom, requires a mouse for use. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain controls that would require a keyboard interface. |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Partially Supports | Software: Most of the product does not include keyboard traps. Exceptions include: After opening a side panel, keyboard focus is trapped. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain focusable elements. |
| 2.1.4 | Character Key Shortcuts | A | Supports | Software: The product does not provide character key shortcuts. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not provide character key shortcuts. |
| 2.2.1 | Timing Adjustable | A | Supports | Software: The product does not include time limits. Authored Content (Video): Adjusting the timing of video playback is a function of an external media player, not the authored content. |
| 2.2.2 | Pause, Stop, Hide | A | Partially Supports | Software: Most of the product does not include elements which move, blink, scroll, or auto-update. Exceptions include: When recording video, a blinking red circle indicates recording. This blinking content cannot be stopped or hidden by the user. Authored Content (Video): Playback control is a function of an external media player, not the authored content. |
| 2.3.1 | Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | Supports | Software: Most of the product does not contain flashing content. When recording video, a blinking red circle that indicates recording flashes no more than three times per second. Authored Content (Video): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 2.4.1 | Bypass Blocks | A | Supports | Software: This criterion does not apply to non-web software. Authored Content (Video): This criterion does not apply to non-web documents. |
| 2.4.2 | Page Titled | A | Supports | Software: The title of the software describes its purpose. Authored Content (Video): Video file formats are not capable of containing a document title. |
| 2.4.3 | Focus Order | A | Partially Supports | Software: Most components receive focus in a meaningful order. Exceptions include: In some cases, the visual order of focusable elements does not match their focus order. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain focusable elements. |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Partially Supports | Software: The purposes of some links in the product can be determined from the link text alone or from the programmatic context of the link. Exceptions include: In most product functions, link purpose is not determinable in context via assistive technology. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain links. |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | Supports | Software: This criterion does not apply to non-web software. Authored Content (Video): This criterion does not apply to non-web documents. |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Supports | Software: Headings and labels are descriptive. Authored Content (Video): Authors can ensure that content meets this criterion. |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Supports | Software: In those elements that can receive keyboard focus, focus is indicated visually. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain focusable elements. |
| 2.5.1 | Pointer Gestures | A | Supports | Software: The product does not rely on multipoint or path-based gestures. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not rely on multipoint or path-based gestures. |
| 2.5.2 | Pointer Cancellation | A | Supports | Software: Product functions that use a single pointer are completed when the user releases the pointer. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not rely on pointer input. |
| 2.5.3 | Label in Name | A | Partially Supports | Software: In some cases, the accessible names of controls do not contain the text of their visible labels. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain user interface controls. |
| 2.5.4 | Motion Actuation | A | Supports | Software: The product does not have functionality operated by device motion or user motion. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not have functionality operated by device motion or user motion. |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Supports | Software: The language is programmatically determinable within the product. Authored Content (Video): Video file formats are not capable of containing a programmatically determined language. |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | Supports | Software: Content is only presented in one language at a time. Authored Content (Video): Video file formats are not capable of containing programmatic determination of the language of phrases. |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Supports | Software: Components do not initiate a change of context when focused. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain focusable components. |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Supports | Software: Changes of context do not occur automatically on user input. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain user input controls. |
| 3.2.3 | Consistent Navigation | AA | Supports | Software: This criterion does not apply to non-web software. Authored Content (Video): This criterion does not apply to non-web documents. |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Supports | Software: The product does not detect input errors. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain user input controls which would require error identification. |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | Supports | Software: Labels are provided for input fields. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain user input controls that would require labels or instructions. |
| 3.3.3 | Error Suggestion | AA | Supports | Software: The product does not detect input errors. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain user input controls that would require suggestions for correction. |
| 3.3.4 | Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA | Supports | Software: The product does not process legal commitments or financial transactions. When preparing content for sharing, changes are reversible or can be confirmed before finalizing. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain legal or financial data and does not modify user-controllable data. |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Supports | Software: The product is not implemented using markup languages. Authored Content (Video): The authored content is not implemented using markup languages. |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Does Not Support | Software: User interface components in most product functions do not provide programmatic name, role, state, or value information. Examples include: Image and text controls do not expose accessible names, states, roles, or values. Form fields lack valid labels. Authored Content (Video): Authored content does not contain controls that would require programmatically determined name, role, state, property, and value information. |
| 4.1.3 | Status Messages | AA | Supports | Software: This criterion does not apply to non-web software. Authored Content (Video): This criterion does not apply to non-web documents. |
| 502.2.1 | User Control of Accessibility Features | - | Not Applicable | The product is not platform software. |
| 502.2.2 | No Disruption of Accessibility Features | - | Partially Supports | Most product functions do not disrupt platform accessibility features. Exceptions include: Some product functionality does not work properly when a screen reader is in use. |
| 502.3.1 | Object Information | - | Does Not Support | Most objects in the product do not expose name, role, state, boundary, or description information to assistive technology. |
| 502.3.2 | Modification of Object Information | - | Does Not Support | The product does not allow assistive technology to modify most states and properties of controls. |
| 502.3.3 | Row, Column, and Headers | - | Not Applicable | The product does not use data tables. |
| 502.3.4 | Values | - | Does Not Support | Most controls, such as the sliders to adjust video time selection or zoom in on a segment of the video timeline, do not expose their values to assistive technology. |
| 502.3.5 | Modification of Values | - | Does Not Support | The product does not allow assistive technology to modify most values of controls. |
| 502.3.6 | Label Relationships | - | Does Not Support | The product does not expose most label relationships to assistive technology. |
| 502.3.7 | Hierarchical Relationships | - | Does Not Support | The product does not expose most hierarchical parent-child relationships to assistive technology. |
| 502.3.8 | Text | - | Partially Supports | Most parts of the product expose text content and text values to assistive technology. Exceptions include: Some parts of the product do not expose text content and text values to assistive technology. |
| 502.3.9 | Modification of Text | - | Supports | The product allows assistive technology to modify the text of most controls. |
| 502.3.10 | List of Actions | - | Does Not Support | Most controls in the product do not expose programmatic role information and actions which can be taken on objects to assistive technology. |
| 502.3.11 | Actions on Objects | - | Does Not Support | The product does not allow assistive technology to perform most actions on objects. |
| 502.3.12 | Focus Cursor | - | Supports | The product exposes focus, text insertion point, and text selection to assistive technology. |
| 502.3.13 | Modification of Focus Cursor | - | Supports | The product allows assistive technology to move focus and modify text selection ranges. |
| 502.3.14 | Event Notification | - | Supports | The product notifies assistive technology about attribute changes in user interface elements. |
| 503.4.1 | Caption Controls | - | Not Applicable | In preview playback, the author’s own draft open captions are played automatically. |
| 503.4.2 | Audio Description Controls | - | Not Applicable | In preview playback, the author’s own draft open audio description is played automatically. |
| 504.2.1 | Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility in Format Conversion | - | Not Applicable | The product does not convert content. |
| 504.2.2 | PDF Export | - | Not Applicable | The product does not export PDF files. |
| 4.2.1 | Usage without vision | - | Does Not Support | Software: Most functions of the product are not usable without vision. Examples include: As noted in 1.1.1 Non-text Content , image controls are lacking text alternatives. As noted in 1.3.1 Info and Relationships , some values are not programmatically determinable. As noted in 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence , in some cases, the visual order of content does not match its programmatic order. As noted in 2.1.1 Keyboard , most interactive functionality requires a mouse for use. As noted in 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap , after opening a side panel, keyboard focus is trapped. As noted in 4.1.2 Name, Role, Valu |
| 4.2.2 | Usage with limited vision | - | Partially Supports | Software: Most functions of the product are usable with limited vision. Exceptions include: As noted in 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) , in some cases, text and background colors do not provide sufficient contrast. Authored Content (Video): Authors can create content which is functional for users with limited vision. |
| 4.2.3 | Usage without perception of colour | - | Partially Supports | Software: Most functions of the product are usable without perception of color. Exceptions include: As noted in 1.4.1 Use of Color , some information is communicated only through color. Authored Content (Video): Authors can create content which is functional for users without perception of color. |
| 4.2.4 | Usage without hearing | - | Supports | Software: The product does not require the use of hearing. Authored Content (Video): Authors can create content which is functional for users without hearing. |
| 4.2.5 | Usage with limited hearing | - | Supports | Software: The product does not require the use of hearing. Authored Content (Video): Authors can create content which is functional for users with limited hearing. |
| 4.2.7 | Usage with limited manipulation or strength | - | Does Not Support | Software: Most functions of the product are not usable with limited manipulation and strength. Examples include: As noted in 2.1.1 Keyboard , most interactive functionality requires a mouse for use. As noted in 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap , after opening a side panel, keyboard focus is trapped. Authored Content (Video): Authors can create content which is functional for users with limited manipulation or strength. |
| 4.2.8 | Usage with limited reach | - | Supports | Software: The product is functional with limited reach. Authored Content (Video): Authors can create content which is functional for users with limited reach. |
| 4.2.9 | Minimize photosensitive seizure triggers | - | Supports | Software: As noted in 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold , flashing content does not flash greater than three times per second. Authored Content (Video): Authors can create content which does not flash, or flashes within an acceptable threshold, in order to minimize the potential for triggering photosensitive seizures. |
| 4.2.10 | Usage with limited cognition | - | Supports | Software: The product is functional for users with limited language, cognitive, and learning abilities. Users with cognitive disabilities have varying needs for features that allow them to adapt content and work with assistive technology or accessibility features of the platform. The product provides tooltips and labels to instruct users. |
| 4.2.11 | Privacy | - | Supports | Software: The product does not ask for or display legal, financial, or personal data. Authored Content (Video): Authors can create content that does not ask for or display legal, financial, or personal data. |
| 5.5.1 | Means of operation | - | Not Applicable | The product has only non-mechanical operable parts, such as on-screen buttons, which do not require grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist to operate. |
| 5.5.2 | Operable parts discernibility | - | Does Not Support | The product has only non-mechanical operable parts, such as on-screen buttons. Most operable parts, including graphical and textual on-screen buttons, do not have an accessible name which enables them to be discernible without user vision. |
| 5.6.1 | Tactile or auditory status | - | Not Applicable | The product does not have locking or toggle controls. |
| 5.6.2 | Visual status | - | Not Applicable | The product does not have locking or toggle controls. |
| 7.1.1 | Captioning playback | - | Supports | When authors use a product function, such as the title card functionality, to add open captions to video, the product allows the author to view their own draft open captions in preview playback. |
| 7.1.2 | Captioning synchronization | - | Supports | When the product displays draft open captions in preview playback, synchronization is preserved between the captions and the corresponding audio. |
| 7.1.3 | Preservation of captioning | - | Not Applicable | The product only records video from camera or screen capture sources, which are not capable of containing closed caption information. |
| 7.2.1 | Audio description playback | - | Not Applicable | The product does not require a function to play back closed audio description because there is no mechanism to add closed audio description to recorded video. |
| 7.2.2 | Audio description synchronization | - | Not Applicable | The product does not have a mechanism to play closed audio description. |
| 7.2.3 | Preservation of audio description | - | Not Applicable | The product only records video from camera or screen capture sources, which are not capable of containing a separate audio description track. |
| 11.6.1 | User control of accessibility features | - | Not Applicable | The product is not platform software. |
| 11.6.2 | No disruption of accessibility features | - | Partially Supports | Most product functions do not disrupt platform accessibility features. Exceptions include: Some product functionality does not work properly when a screen reader is in use. |
| 11.8.3 | Preservation of accessibility information in transformations | - | Not Applicable | The product does not provide restructuring transformations or re-coding transformations. |
| 11.8.4 | Repair assistance | - | Not Applicable | The product does not have accessibility checking functionality. |
| 11.8.5 | Templates | - | Not Applicable | The product does not provide templates for authored content. |
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