[access-uk] Re: Audible
- From: "Erica" <rebellion220@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:04:49 +0000
haha! Website accessibility and flash together? BBc were always good on
their sites, but they've only just got used to the fact that their I-player
doesn't work and fixed it.
Bad coding in my book is a criminal offence!
Erica.
is anyone aware of any lists where people can vent at this kind of stuff?
I wouldn't have thought so but is here appropriate?
Cheers,
E
Erica J Cole
EMail rebellion220@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Emailrebellion220@xxxxxxxxxxx>
MSN ezica@xxxxxxxxxx
phone 0115 714 1140
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Léonie Watson
Sent: 30 November 2008 18:54
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audible
SA To Go acknowledges that the Flash is there, but it doesn't deal with
the Flash itself particularly well. It's also something of a mixed blessing
that it recognises the Flash at all though. To do so means SA To Go actively
ignores the fact that the player isn't coded very well.
I'd much rather websites followed best practice and put solutions in
place that are appropriate for all users.
Léonie.
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http://www.tink.co.uk/
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
M BROWN
Sent: 30 November 2008 17:56
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audible
The flash player is now fine with System Access.
Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: Léonie Watson <mailto:tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:17 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audible
The problem is that the audio player is Flash based. They've used an
embedding technique that hides the Flash from screen readers, the Flash
itself isn't accessible and the underlying code isn't compatible either. It
isn't easy to reverse engineer Flash, but the principle problems are clear.
I contacted Audible earlier this week to explain all this and give them
some more technical information. How quickly they respond will depend on
whether it's a third party application or whether they have in-house control
over it. If it is a third party application, I've also pointed them at a
fully accessible alternative.
Léonie.
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http://www.tink.co.uk/
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Amro Bilal
Sent: 28 November 2008 13:40
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audible
I couldn't get any audio samples using either System Access nor Jaws 10.
Cheers,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: Sunil <mailto:bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 12:13 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audible
I’m using Jaws 10 and am able to access the samples. I use the tab key to
navigate through the info for each book, author, title etc. from memory, it
takes five presses to go through the info for each book. On the second or
third press jaws remains silent but if you hit enter at that point the
sample plays.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
M BROWN
Sent: 28 November 2008 12:08
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Audible
In recent times a sample recording of books etc. was not available when
using screen readers. This would still seem to be the same using JAWS
Version 10 and below. However, when using System Access, the problem seems
to be resolved. Using System Access, I am able to get a sample recording of
anything on the Audible site.
Martin
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