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

[draco]

Hi Ronnie,

Maybe this could be of help:
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/flash/techniques.php#detecting

And AJAX-based contents can still be accessible if implemented
properly. (ie: javascript built on top of already accessible web
pages) :-)

Have a nice day!

On 3/18/07, Ronnie Liew <ronnieliew at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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> > Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:37:56 +0800
> > From: "Ivan Chew" <ramblinglibrarian at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [Websg Meetup] Report: An accessible talking customer comment
> >         form    for children: A specimen accessible Flash application
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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
> >
> > >>>
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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