Accessibility player

ThingLink's accessibility player is a special viewing mode for all ThingLink images and videos designed to better meet WCAG web accessibility standards.

How it works

The accessibility player is a separate special page that shows the transcript and content of all tags in plain view with a special widget that allows the viewer to change the page appearance and use the built-in screenreader:

You can check out a sample page here. Follow the 'Move to next scene' links in the first three tags to see other pages with more content.

How to access the web accessibility player

Get a direct link to the accessibility player

Open the scene you'd like to share then click the 'Share' button, select 'Accessibility' and copy the URL:

Show a link to the accessibility player next to the embedded ThingLink

Open the scene you'd like to share then click the 'Share' button and open the 'Embed code' tab. Check the 'Include web accessibility link' box, copy the code and insert it into your webpage. The embed will be followed by a link to the web accessibility player like this:

Click here to view the accessible version of this interactive content

You can customize the text of the link or extract the URL if you'd like to use it separately.

Show the accessibility player button as part of your content

You can display a special accessibility button in the bottom-right corner of your scene. To do so, edit your scene, then go to Settings and click the accessibility icon in the left-side panel to toggle the button on or off: 

The viewer can then click the button to open the scene in the accessibility player.

Notes & Limitations

• Tags are shown in the order they were added to the scene, with the oldest tags shown first. 
• The alt text for the main media uses the scene title.
• Poll tags are not shown in the accessibility player at the moment.
• The 'Conditional transition' feature for transit tags is not supported. Viewers will be able to navigate to the next scene without answering the question.

If you'd like to submit any feedback regarding the accessibility player, please contact us here.