The Accessibility Site includes content consumption and browsing, using assistive technologies for accessibility, without requiring a login. The Site is a channel-based structure that can be enabled or disabled for an alternative content browsing experience for users. Channels, Zones, and Bulletins can all be opted into or out of for granular control over what content is displayed on the Accessibility Site. Channels are opt-in, and Zones and Bulletins are opt-out. When Channels are enabled, a link to the content will be provided on the Accessibility Site.
Enabling Content Accessibility
Log in to Carousel. Navigate to Admin > Configure > Channels, and select 'Edit' on the Channel you wish to enable Content Accessibility.
From the Channel Edit screen, select Settings and toggle the 'Content Accessibility' option to 'Yes.'
Viewing Content via the Accessibility Site
As a user with Carousel login credentials containing Channel access, navigate to Configure > Channels. Click on the Globe icon, which will bring you to the Accessibility Site.
Share the URL of the Accessibility Site page with users without a Carousel login to browse content. Note that channels with the Globe icon grayed are not enabled to display on the Accessibility Site (see above).
As displayed in the image below, Channels that have Content Accessibility enabled will appear as hyperlinks across the top of the page.
We are viewing the Trifecta channel and specifically the bulletins on the Trifecta- Right Main zone.
When you click on the bulletin, any text in the text blocks will be displayed below and can be read by assistive technology, such as a screen reader.
Optional Screen Reader Text
Text entered as the Screen Reader Text in the Bulletin Editor will not visually appear on the Accessibility Site but is included as the HTML Alt Text for the Bulletin to be read by Screen Readers.
Disabling Content Accessibility for a Zone
Log in to Carousel as the system 'Admin.' Navigate to Admin > Configure > Zones and select 'Edit' on the Zone you wish to disable Content Accessibility.
From the Zone Edit screen, scroll down to 'General Settings' and toggle the 'Display on Accessibility Site' option to 'No.'
Disabling Content Accessibility by Bulletin
From the Main Menu, navigate to Bulletins and 'Edit' the bulletin you wish to remove from the Accessibility Site.
Click on the 'Extras' chevron tab, scroll down to the 'Public Display' section, click on the 'Display on Accessibility Site, and RSS' toggle to 'No'.
Bulletin Types that are Not Supported on the Accessibility Site
Analog Clock
Digital Date/Time
Countdown Timer
Interactive
Live Video (video will play if supported by the browser, e.g. HLS, but there is no closed captioning)
Crawls
Alerts and Repeating Bulletins
Active Zone Alert Bulletins will replace all of the Zone's regularly scheduled content, displaying only Zone Alert Bulletins on the Accessibility Site. When the Zone Alerts are disabled, the Zone's regularly scheduled content will display.
Active Full Screen Alert Bulletins, depicted in red, will display at the top of the Zone's list on the Accessibility Site. When Full Screen Alerts are disabled, they will no longer be represented on the Accessibility Site.
Repeating Bulletins are in the same order as the Manage Bulletins page and do not repeat on the Accessibility Site.
Accessible Channel and Bulletin Design Tips
Name Channels, Zones, and Bulletins in a way that will provide the necessary context for use with assistive technologies.
Assistive technologies will read the Bulletin content according to the 'Field Entry and Drawing Order,' as depicted in the Bulletin Layout Editor. Template block order determines how the content is presented, so be sure to order your Template blocks in a presentable way.