Accessible Player
  • 17 Jan 2024

Accessible Player


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Accessible Player

The movingimage player has features that ensure a barrier-free access to videos. In this way, a larger group of users can be reached. For example, videos are provided with subtitles, or all control functions of your player are operable with the keyboard. As well, a screen reader is available for users who are visually impaired.

This section provides an overview of these features.

Keypad operations

Some browsers may require you to first enable keypad operations in their settings/advanced functions tab.

To enable keypad operations for the player, ensure that you have enabled the "keyboard control" option in the additional settings tab within the Player Generator.

The following browsers support keypad operations:

  • Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer: latest version - 2

  • Chrome, Edge: latest version

  • iOS, Android standard browser: latest version

By default, users are able to control the movingimage player without using a mouse or other input methods. The following table lists the functions with respective keyboard key:

When a control is selected, the corresponding button is visually highlighted.

Function

Key

Standard

Direct focus to inside the player

tab, shift + tab

Leave the focus of the player, tab through control elements

tab, shift + tab

Navigate to all of the player control elements

shift + tab

Activate/ deactivate control element

return or space

Start video playback / Pause video playback

space, K

Forward 5000 ms

right arrow cursor

Forward 10.000 ms

L

Rewind 5000 ms

left arrow cursor

Rewind 10.000 ms

J

Skip to the beginning

home

Skip to end

end

Skip to time segment (e.g., 3 = 30%)

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Activate fullscreen

F

Escape fullscreen

esc

Control the volume: turn up (between 0 and 1, in 0.1 steps)

up arrow cursor

Control the volume: turn down (between 0 and 1, in 0.1 steps)

down arrow cursor

Toggle mute

M

If volume control is focused

Control the volume: turn up (between 0 and 1, in 0.1 steps)

right arrow cursor

Control the volume: turn down (between 0 and 1, in 0.1 steps)

left arrow cursor

If [Play] button is focused

Play/ pause

space, enter

If [Stop] button is focused

Stop

space, enter

If dropdown is focused

Toggle dropdown

space, enter

If dropdown is open

Move between elements

up, down arrow keys

Select element

space, enter

If [Mute] button is focused

Toggle mute

space, enter

If [Fullscreen] button is focused

Toggle fullscreen

space, enter

Screen Reader

The movingimage player supports screen readers, which allows visually impaired users to interact with the player using their keyboard.

The screen reader will announce the name of the button or control when it is focused, and will also announce the current state of the player, such as the current time and volume level.

The screen reader is supported by the following browsers:

  • Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer: latest version -2

  • Chrome, Edge: latest version

  • iOS, Android standard browser: latest version

The language of the screen reader is set to the language of the browser by default. However, you can change the language of the screen reader by going to the player settings.

Supported languages

Currently, the following languages are supported: German, English, and Japanese.

The following are some of the cases where the screen reader is used:

  • When you click on a button, the name of the button will be shown.

  • When the seek bar is focused, the current time will be shown.

  • When you adjust the volume, the volume level will be shown.


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