Research Security Training Accessibility and Usability Information
The Research Security Training is offered through the UW–Madison Research Security and Export Control Program (RSEC) and is required for UW–Madison employees identified as covered individuals on a federal research proposal. The training is currently available in both Workday and Canvas.
Get help
If you have questions about the training requirement or applicability, please contact RSEC at rsec@research.wisc.edu. For help with technical difficulties in Workday, submit a GetHelpUW ticket. For help with technical difficulties in Canvas, contact the DoIT Help Desk.
If you have concerns about completing the Research Security Training due to a known or experienced barrier, contact your Divisional Disability Representative for disability-related barriers or your human resources office for all other barriers.
Articulate Rise 360 accessibility features
The Research Security Training content was created with Articulate Rise 360. Keep reading to learn about the accessibility features included in the course.
Keyboard navigation
Articulate Rise 360 offers keyboard-accessible shortcuts to help learners navigate using a keyboard.
Screen readers
Articulate Rise 360 supports JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack screen readers with these supported web browsers.
Accessibility and usability barriers
The following barriers were identified in an accessibility evaluation of the 2026-2027 Research Security Training.
Research Security Training (Workday)
Generic confirmation message on Workday course enrollment page may impact screen reader users
After selecting the Enroll button on the course page in Workday, the page refreshes and the Enroll button becomes the Start Course button. While there is a confirmation message that appears visually and is announced via screen reader, the message is generic: “You have submitted.” This is the same statement that is announced after the completion of other Workday processes, some of which require supervisor approval and result in wait time. The use of this generic confirmation message to indicate a successful enrollment could cause confusion and may leave users unaware that the course can be launched immediately after enrolling.
Readability and text barriers may impact users with visual or cognitive disabilities
In Workday, many course titles start with “UWMSN” as shorthand for UW–Madison. Screen readers often try to announce this phonetically. This may cause confusion or difficulty understanding the information on the page.
In the Rise 360 course, many buttons use all caps text, which could be difficult to read for users with reading disabilities or low vision. Using all caps text for buttons is a default style setting in Rise 360 that cannot be changed.
Color contrast barriers may impact users with visual disabilities
In the Rise 360 course, when using a mouse to hover over any marker button in an interactive scenario, the button gains a red outline that has low color contrast with the background shape color in some instances. Each button’s hover state color cannot be customized in Rise 360.
Interactive markers without a visual change for visited state may impact sighted users
In the Rise 360 course, the marker buttons in the interactive scenarios do not have a visual indication of which buttons have been viewed already and which have not. This could make it difficult for sighted users to know which buttons they still need to interact with to complete the scenario. The buttons’ visited state cannot be customized in Rise 360.
Research Security Training (Canvas)
Non-hierarchical heading structure may impact screen reader users
When enrolling in the Canvas course, the “Enroll in ...” heading at the top of the page is announced as a level 2 heading (h2). This is confusing because there is no prior content on the page.
Readability and text barriers may impact users with visual or cognitive disabilities
In the Rise 360 course, many buttons use all caps text, which could be difficult to read for users with reading disabilities or low vision. Using all caps text for buttons is a default style setting in Rise 360 that cannot be changed.
Color contrast barriers may impact users with visual disabilities
In the Rise 360 course, when using a mouse to hover over any marker button in an interactive scenario, the button gains a red outline that has low color contrast with the background shape color in some instances. Each button’s hover state color cannot be customized in Rise 360.
Interactive markers without a visual change for visited state may impact sighted users
In the Rise 360 course, the marker buttons in the interactive scenarios do not have a visual indication of which buttons have been viewed already and which have not. This could make it difficult for sighted users to know which buttons they still need to interact with to complete the scenario. The buttons’ visited state cannot be customized in Rise 360.