[vicsireland] Re: RTE Player
- From: "Paul Dromey" <pdromey@xxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:47:18 +0100
Hi Derbhile, Philip and Ciaran.
Such a pity RTE can't take inspiration from the accessibility of the BBC site.
Thanks all and I'll try the Windows Media route over the next couple of days.
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[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ciaran Ferry
Sent: 28 September 2009 11:30
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: RTE Player
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.
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