[Websg Meetup] Meetup Digest, Vol 4, Issue 7

[Ronnie Liew]

Hi,

As much as I would love to use flash for every development that I do,
I have to admit that Flash does have issues with accessibility. I am
not an expert with the various criteria for something to be deem
accessible but common application (for the disabled) like JAWS screen
reader will not be able to read content within Flash. In the same
note, AJAX-based content will probably fail too.

My 2cents,
Ronnie


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>    1. Report: An accessible talking customer comment form       for
>       children: A specimen accessible Flash application (Ivan Chew)
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> Hi all,
> Not sure if I've shared this here before. Anyway, it was mentioned
> about how Flash isn't Wed Standards Compliant. Some of you might find
> this report of use. I'm just looking at the report from the angle of
> library services to the disabled. Thought I'd get the "Web Standards"
> perspective from the folks here. Thanks
> Ivan
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> >>>
> Flash is the most widely available platform for delivering interactive
> multimedia content on
> the web, and as such has huge potential for creating engaging library
> services that can
> reach children. Whilst it cannot be ignored as a powerful tool for
> reaching target
> audiences, it has attracted some criticism for not being an accessible
> format for disabled
> people.
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> This pilot aimed to put these criticisms and Flash's accessibility
> features to the test, by
> creating a new children's web service. The aim was to demonstrate a
> service that would
> be enhanced specifically by using interactive multimedia and have a
> real purpose, yet that
> would also be accessible to disabled people using their preferred
> access technologies.
>
> An animated, talking customer comment form for young children was
> chosen. This was
> created and initially tested by library development staff. This was
> then further assessed
> independently with user testing by the Shaw Trust (Kennedy & Broome, 2006).
> Professional testers with a range of different disabilities used the
> form with their own
> access technologies set up with their usual personal preferences.
> >>>
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