So, we need ausie mac! Ausies if I can call you that, please step up?
Mature is a matter of think speak, but here is what is driving adobe here. "The Australian law doesn't require cross-platform accessibility, particularly when there is no mature tool on one of the platforms in question, resulting in no users requiring screen reader access in that environment." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darcy Burnard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:27 AM Subject: Re: Adobe accessibility Hmmm, wonder if Mr. Kirkpatrick has been reading a little too much access world. Seriously though, who gets to decide if a product is mature or not? I've been a Mac user for two years now, in in the last year, I bet I could count on my fingers the number of times I've turned on my windows machine. This is a cop out in my opinion. They can keep saying this indefinitely. Darcy, who now has something more to talk about on Screenless Switchers tomorrow. On 9-Jun-08, at 11:12 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: > Got this back from Adobe. Not sure how to reply perhaps the user > community could give Mr. Kirkpatrick an education. > > Greg Kearney > 535 S. Jackson St. > Casper, Wyoming 82601 > 307-224-4022 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "Andrew Kirkpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: June 9, 2008 8:09:29 PM MDT >> To: "Greg Kearney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: RE: Adobe accessibility >> >> Greg, >> Tried to chat with you from your site. Unfortunately, VoiceOver is >> not >> ready for real use as a tool for blind users to gain access to many >> applications and access to HTML content with VO is hardly mature. >> As a >> result, we have not focused on supporting the Mac accessibility API >> in >> the Flash player yet. >> >> The Australian law doesn't require cross-platform accessibility, >> particularly when there is no mature tool on one of the platforms in >> question, resulting in no users requiring screen reader access in >> that >> environment. >> >> AWK >> >> >> Lloyd Rasmussen at the Library of Congress suggested I communicate >> with you concerning accessbility of Flash content with in the >> Macintosh environment with VoiceOver. >> >> Later this month I will be traveling to Australia where I will be >> working on accessible websites. Australian law requires that web >> sites >> be accessible. I have been unable to interact with any Flash based >> content with VoiceOver on a Mac. >> >> I am wondering if this is an issue that is being addressed or not >> as I >> will need to advise my clients as to the legal use of Flash content. >> >> Thank you for your time. >> >> Greg Kearney >> 535 S. Jackson St. >> Casper, Wyoming 82601 >> 307-224-4022 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>
