Re: [WSG] ADA Compliant Flash

2008-07-08 Thread David Owens
2008/7/7 Steve Green [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Or is it likely to be similar to the DDA in the UK, which is concerned with actual outcomes rather than a technical standard? Under the DDA it doesn't matter if a website is AAA-compliant (if such a thing were possible); a person can still bring an

Re: [WSG] ADA Compliant Flash

2008-07-07 Thread David Dorward
On 7 Jul 2008, at 15:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To answer your question, I think the general feeling is that if you wish to produce an accessible site, then it is far easier to build flashy effects accessibly with CSS etc than to make FLASH accessible. As far as I

Re: [WSG] ADA Compliant Flash

2008-07-07 Thread Tom Livingston
On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am sure that there are still several people in the world still actively programming in ADA... To answer your question, I think the general feeling is that if you wish to produce an accessible site, then it is far easier to build

RE: [WSG] ADA Compliant Flash

2008-07-07 Thread Thierry Koblentz
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Livingston Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 8:04 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] ADA Compliant Flash On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am sure

RE: [WSG] ADA Compliant Flash

2008-07-07 Thread Steve Green
If ADA requires compliance with Section 508 (and I am not sure if it does), then you would need to provide the content in an alternative, accessible format regardless of how accessible the Flash version is. My reasoning is thus: Checkpoint m) of Section 508 states When a web page requires that an

RE: [WSG] ADA Compliant Flash

2008-07-07 Thread Dennis Lapcewich
Clarification. Section 508 and ADA are about as different as fishes and bicycles in intent, direction, scope and application. Section 508 is part of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. It only applies to US Government web sites and those sites built/maintained with (US) federal tax dollars.

RE: [WSG] ADA Compliant Flash

2008-07-07 Thread Steve Green
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Lapcewich Sent: 07 July 2008 21:50 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] ADA Compliant Flash Clarification. Section 508 and ADA are about as different as fishes and bicycles in intent, direction, scope and application. Section 508 is part