that's the problem, no buttons, only graphical icons and can be access only via mouse as the icons location at the playing window. shikher
On 4/6/09, Donald Marang <donald.mar...@gmail.com> wrote: > When you are within the Flash movie portion of the webpage does JAWS > announce any buttons? Normally, JAWS will know that there graphic controls > on the page but Flash does not provide any information through MSAA about > their function. The buttons are announced in sequential numbers like "0", > "1", > "3"and so on. If you are daring, just press the Spacebar or the Enter key > on the buttons and see what happens. (I know I skipped a number. That's > what typically happens. There are probably other controls that are not > visible.) > > There is not much you can do as an end user to make the Flash Player more > accessible. The latest version of Flash Professional CS4 makes the > accessibility we all want and you are describing as the default in the Flash > Player that the developer builds for his site. The developer still needs to > add two extra lines to enable the accessibility. YouTube must have been > working with Adobe, because the same day that Adobe announced the release of > Flash CS4, YouTube had the improved Flash Player on their website. I love > their new Flash Player! I use it as an example all the time. > > The only way I know to make sites like this more accessible is to send an > email to the site developer or webmaster to explain your problems with > accessibility and what you would like to see different. Let them know that > the latest Adobe software should make this easy. Adobe is making progress > with Flash accessibility. But sometimes I doubt their devotion to this > cause. Last Monday they sponsored a Webinar on Flash Accessibility and > compliance with Web Content Accessibility Group (WCAG). This was great and > I provided the link below. Unfortunately, they do not practice what they > preach. The Webinar is available in a Flash Player with no accessible > playback controls! I am sending them an email next. > > http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility/2009/03/flash_accessibility_webinar_re.html > > Don Marang > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shikher goyal" <shikag...@gmail.com> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 12:31 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] regarding flash player > > >> hei to all >> >> i've a little querey. there are some site which provide watching >> videos but doesn't have buttons for full screen, volume control or >> some other like that. mostly there are graphical icons at left or >> right side of playing window which can access via mouse. >> is there any way to access those via jaws or any settings. can we >> make them like youtube, in youtube we can play/pause or can forward. >> shikher >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> To post to this group, send email to >> jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> jaws-users-list-le...@jaws-users.com >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> jaws-users-list-requ...@jaws-users.com >> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >> jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com >> If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the >> following address: >> blind-computing-j...@jaws-users.com > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > jaws-users-list-le...@jaws-users.com > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or > body of a blank message to: > jaws-users-list-requ...@jaws-users.com > Use the following address in order to contact the management team > jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > blind-computing-j...@jaws-users.com > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to jaws-users-list-le...@jaws-users.com For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: jaws-users-list-requ...@jaws-users.com Use the following address in order to contact the management team jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: blind-computing-j...@jaws-users.com
