Re: [BW] Single-document version available of a course on accessible Flash
- From: "E.J. Zufelt" <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: blindwebbers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:17:49 -0400
I have an application called Surf Offline Standard that will allow me to enter
some criteria and download an entire site, which I believe can then be exported
as a CHM file... or perhaps I use a different app for that part. This
sometimes works as a convenient way of accessing such content.
HTH,
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On 2011-04-22, at 8:21 PM, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
> Set Soap Box On
>
> One of my pet peeves as a screen reader user is encountering a web site
> where a document of interest has been split into numerous pages and an
> unknow number of nested levels. Reading a significant portion of such a
> document involves navigating past mostly duplicative text and links at
> the top and bottom of almost every page, waiting for each new page to
> load before reading can resume, etc. I think that format is fine for
> people who just want to browse a few sections of a document or have a
> low bandwith Internet connection that can only handle small pages at a
> time. I wish it would be a general practice, however, to also supply a
> single-document version that someone can download completely and
> conveniently at once, and/or read continuously without interruption.
> Such formats are typically HTML, Word, or PDF.
>
> Set Soap Box Off
>
> Toward that end, I have created single-document versions of a course on
> accessible Flash, published by the U.S. Veterans Administration in over
> 250 web pages containing only a few paragraphs each. Problems in the
> accessibility of Flash content and apps are widespread on the web, so I
> think this information is worth sharing in various ways. A
> single-document, HTML version of the course is now available at
>
> http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/AccessibleFlash.htm
>
> It was generated via an automated process that undoubtedly resulted in
> less-than-admirable HTML, but it seams to be rendered well enough for
> clear viewing with a screen reader. A structured text version is at
>
> http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/AccessibleFlash.txt
>
> Jamal
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