Steve Green wrote:
Audio opens up a new can of worms. It certainly should not start
automatically because that causes problems for several user groups, not just
those with disabilities. It could benefit some users but you shouldn't
implement it in a way that is to the detriment of others.
Some blind people use Braille displays rather than screen readers but this
is not common. I don't see the benefit of adding audio unless the Flash
content is 100% accessible, in which case it ought not to be necessary.
Navigating with a screen reader or Braille device is a lot slower than using
a graphical browser, so users don't want to spend time doing anything that
isn't really necessary.
Steve
Hi Steve,
To be honest I'd not thought about the problems audio in flash could
cause further than interfering with whatever music i've got on in the
background =$
I'd like to find out more about it because I've just made an audio blog
for my brother, can you point me to any resources or articles that
discuss the topic?
Rob
PS. Its just clicked, will a screen reader play the audio and try and
read text at the same time? I can imagine that would get a bit
cacophonous (my big word for the day).
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