I can't see myself crying a lot either, Just from the general lack-luster priorities of adobe, with support for only one os, My tears ought to be uncontainable. On 2010-01-17, at 7:37 PM, Bryan Smart wrote:
> 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. >> >> cdh-- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >
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