Is there a way to make an embedded Dashboard accessible on a website?

I embedded a Dashboard to a public website using the "View Only" option (see https://access.wsu.edu/pregnant-and-parenting-students-and-employees/lactation-rooms/). It appears on the website, but does not seem to be accessible. For example, when I "tab" through the content, the tab seems to read the embedded dashboard as one entire object and cannot access the content inside. I worry that someone with a screen reader will only be able to access the title/alternative description for the dashboard, not the content. Are there ways to fix this?

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Georgie

Hi @CCR,

On opening the link you provided (https://access.wsu.edu/pregnant-and-parenting-students-and-employees/lactation-rooms/), I cannot see a Smartsheet dashboard embedded. The only Smartsheet item I can locate on the page is a link to a Smartsheet form, which opens and allows users to submit their information which will then be added to the connected sheet.

For information about publishing a dashboard and using the embed code on a web page, take a look at this help article. Published dashboards refresh every 10 minutes, and users viewing the dashboard should be able to open any links from the dashboard.

Would you be able to provide some screenshots of what you’re seeing where the dashboard is embedded so that we can provide further help?

Thanks,

Georgie

CCR

Hello! Thanks for your comment. Yes, according to university policy I had to remove the dashboard from the webpage due to its inaccessibility. I posted this before doing so, so my apologies for that confusion. Essentially, the dashboard shows a sheet report that replaces the info on the page and is automatically updated when someone submits edits via the form.

Links on the dashboard could be clicked, but when I tested "tabbing" through the document, it just identified the entire dashboard as one image and I could not navigate within it, if that makes sense.

Georgie

Hi @CCR,

Thanks for clarifying that the dashboard was removed! What you’ve described sounds like unexpected behaviour. I recommend submitting a Support ticket so that you can communicate with the relevant team via private channels, as they’ll be able to look into exactly what you’re seeing when the dashboard is embedded and investigate from there.

Thanks,

Georgie

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