Yeah, I received dozens of copies of the message, what's wrong?
On 4/9/05 12:23 AM, "Gizax Studios" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what happened? I've received more responses like this.... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "scott parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org>; "IMB Recipient 1" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:16 AM > 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 ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
