I should have mentioned that the goal was not just a single-document version, but one that is structured so one can easily navigate with a screen reader by heading, or go from a link in the contents to the corresponding section in the body. The HTML version I referenced includes this structure.
I have now prepared a related document in a similar format. In preparation for the CSUN conference last month, Adobe published a white paper on best practices for the accessibility of applications built with the Flex framework, which uses Flash and other components. The paper is available as a single document, but that PDF lacks structure for efficient navigation. So, here is an HTML version at
http://EmpowermentZone.com/AccessibleFlex.htm and a structured text version at http://EmpowermentZone.com/AccessibleFlex.txtPlease note that typical problems of PDF conversions to text apply such as occasional words with missing letters or words being run together. Much of this the content overlaps the va.gov document on accessible Flash (they both had major contributions from SSB Bart Group, which has become an expert consulting firm in this area). There is some unique content to each document, however, so persons strongly interested in this topic may wish to browse them both.
Jamal On 4/22/2011 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 __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
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