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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of scott parsons Sent: Saturday, 9 April 2005 5:32 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org; IMB Recipient 1 Subject: Re: [WSG] flash and accessabilty Patrick Lauke wrote: >In and of itself, flash will never be accessible to everybody, as it >requires a plugin; it's not a web native technology. > A plugin huh?, I've always wondered what the difference was between having to have the flash plugin and having to have a web browser? it is very hard to see any html css website without the correct plugin (that is a browser), so why does it suddenly become so much worse when flash is required? Sorry but I have just never understood this argument, would you mind explaining? >Older screenreaders >can't access its content at all. So, it's important to provide accessible >fallback mechanisms. > Yeah but my fallback positions for older browsers, like say netscape 2 are pretty hazy, theoretically they could understand the plain html, ignoring more modern tags but I haven't really tested it recently. >However, for the percentage of users that *can* use >flash (have the plugin, have assistive technology that works correctly >with it, etc), you should then ensure that the flash itself follows >sensible, accessibility-related norms and conventions. > >I'd suggest having a look at Bob Regan's recent post on Flash Accessibility >http://www.markme.com/accessibility/archives/007003.cfm >and the interesting WCAG 1.0 Techniques for Flash >http://www.markme.com/accessibility/archives/007344.cfm >(just to clarify: WCAG itself does not necessarily cover Flash, as it's not >an official W3C technology...so this document makes recommendations that >are similar / in sympathy with what WCAG tries to achieve, but in a Flash >context). > > > These links are really useful as I work in advertising and it is a constant battle to get any kind of adherence to accessibility requirements. But also because there are many flash designers out there who would like to learn but haven't found good resources. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
