Well, I won't shed a tear for them, then, when HTML 5 makes most of their flash 
platform obsolete. Free support for embedded audio and video content that works 
cross-platform and for free.

Bryan

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
On Behalf Of Chris Hofstader
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 2:24 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Flash is Poison!

I frequently talk to a friend in the accessibility team at Adobe.  He says, 
"Corporate policy is that Mac accessibility is not a priority."

Over the years, from blinks on all platforms, thousands of letters have been 
sent to Adobe without much, if any, success on a lot of the isses.
On Jan 17, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Bryan Smart wrote:

> Don't know. Flash is totally broken.
> 
> Besides a workaround to this particular issue, what is the over-all word on 
> Flash? Have people contacted Adobe? Are they working on something, or at 
> least examining their options? There were efforts made on Windows that worked 
> out for several  screen readers. I'd expect that they'd at least be open to 
> doing something for Mac accessibility.
> 
> Bryan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Hofstader
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 10:30 AM
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: Flash is Poison!
> 
> If, like me, you enjoy documentaries, the web site, 
> www.streaming-madness.net, has incredible content you can view online without 
> cost.  The downside, though, is that the one button that you really need - 
> namely the "Play" button - is exposed through Flash and VO doesn't see it at 
> all.  The rest of the site is very accessible but you can't play the movies 
> without the Play button.
> 
> It works great with JAWS and SA in IE.  I haven't tried any other browser/AT 
> combo.
> 
> Is there a way to draw a frame around a Flash button that VO thinks is empty 
> space on the page and route the mouse cursor to it and click?  Cumbersome, 
> yes, but as long as Adobe shuts us out, it could be the only solution.
> 
> Flash is definitely a toxic.
> 
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