Re: Can't access Flash content

Good evening Hanna,

Are the PDF books not accessible?  Have you tried using one?

Thanks,
Everett

Zufelt Technology Services - Accessibility Consulting and Web Development
http://zufelt.ca/
----- Original Message ----- From: "Hanna Kutcher" <hkutcher@xxxxxxx> 
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:58 PM
Subject: RE: Can't access Flash content
Thanks Everett. Safari does have a 508 interface, but not all books have an 
HTML text version. Some titles, like the RoughCuts series, are in PDF or
Flash. I'd still like to find a way to access these with a screenreader.


-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of E.J. Zufelt
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:00 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Can't access Flash content

Good evening Hanna,
1. Flash can be made to be accessible, but often the Flash designer doesn't 
implement accessibility principals.  You are likely not doing anything
wrong.

2. I believe that Safari has an accessible version of their site.  Perhaps
someone on the nfbcs mailing list can help you with that. You can find the 
list info at http://nfbnet.org

HTH,
Everett

Zufelt Technology Services - Accessibility Consulting and Web Development
http://zufelt.ca/
----- Original Message ----- From: "Hanna Kutcher" <hkutcher@xxxxxxx> 
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:55 PM
Subject: Can't access Flash content



Hello,



Does anyone know what adjustments I need to make to JAWS version 9 in
order
to access Flash content? According to Adobe, Flash and FlashPaper are
accessible. See Adobe Flash
<http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/products/flashplayer/>  Player 9
accessibility under the heading Accessing Flash Content. Adobe tells me I
should be able to access controls and read content. When I encounter Flash 
content in Firefox 3, JAWS reads "Flash movie start" and "Flash movie
end".
In Internet Explorer 7, JAWS doesn't seem to see the Flash content at all. 


I
am a novice JAWS user, so likely I'm the one who's doing something wrong.
I'm using Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2.



Sites like Safari Books Online and Scribd are using Flash to display
article
text and book content. I'd like to read it, but need to figure out this
JAWS
Flash issue first.



Much thanks,

Hanna Kutcher

<mailto:hkutcher@xxxxxxx> hkutcher@xxxxxxx






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