Hi Paul, I haven't tried to use the RTE Player in a few months now, and if it hasn't been upgraded since then, then you won't have much success using it (at least with Jaws at any rate). To read about the types of issues myself and others on here encountered when trying to use it, see the list archives at: //www.freelists.org/archive/vicsireland/04-2009 The below is taken from the TV Access website: http://www.tvaccess.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87:rtes-new-catch-up-tv-player-not-accessible-to-blind-viewers&catid=43:consumer-equipment-accessibility-articles&Itemid=63 Following on from the success of the BBC iPlayer, RTÉ has introduced its own version - the RTE Player <http://www.rte.ie/player/> , allowing broadband users to catch up on programmes they missed, up to 21 days later. However, visually impaired viewers have found that the new player is not accessible to them. <http://www.tvaccess.ie/images/article_images/rte player screenshot.jpg> The player has been launched as a public 'beta test' version, prior to its official launch some time in the future. Múirne Laffan, executive director of RTÉ Publishing said "RTÉ player will enhance our service to existing and new RTE audiences, extending the availability of our programmes". But it seems that this does not currently include RTÉ's vision impaired audience because the Player is not compatible with assistive software such as screen readers. Users are experiencing difficulties locating programmes, interacting with Player's buttons and getting videos to play. This contrasts sharply with the BBC iPlayer, which was largely accessible when it was launched in December 2007. The BBC brought in accessibility consultants during the design of their player, whereas RTÉ did not, preferring to launch an inaccessible version and fix it later. This is not a good approach to design since retrofitting accessibility is invariably more difficult and expensive than designing it in at the start. Fortunately, some of the most obvious problems, such as buttons without software-readable labels, are quite easy to fix, although this could easily have been done before launch. TV Access hopes to work with RTÉ in making sure the RTÉ Player is made accessible and future technologies are developed with accessibility in mind, so that people with disabilities are not left behind in the move to digital media. An timpeallacht? - Smaoinigh air sula bpriontáileann tú an r-phost seo. Please consider the Environment before printing this email. * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * Tá an t-eolas sa ríomhphost seo agus in aon chomhad a ghabhann leis rúnda agus ceaptha le haghaidh úsáide an té nó an aonáin ar seoladh chuige iad agus na húsáide sin amháin. Is tuairimí nó dearcthaí an údair amháin aon tuairimí nó dearcthaí ann, agus ní gá gurb ionann iad agus tuairimí nó dearcthaí ESB. Má bhfuair tú an ríomhphost seo trí earráid, ar mhiste leat é sin a chur in iúl don seoltóir. Scanann ESB ríomhphoist agus ceangaltáin le haghaidh víreas, ach ní ráthaíonn sé go bhfuil ceachtar díobh saor ó víreas agus ní glacann dliteanas ar bith as aon damáiste de dhroim víreas. Cláraithe an Chomhlachta: http://www.esb.ie/companies This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those of ESB. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. Although ESB scans e-mail and attachments for viruses, it does not guarantee that either is virus-free or accepts no liability for any damage sustained as a result of viruses. Company Registration Information: http://www.esb.ie/companies * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * ** *** ** *