- From: Access Systems <accessys@smart.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 10:13:58 -0400 (EDT)
- To: jeffrey Pledger <jpledger@pop.mindspring.com>
- cc: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>, Lubow Scott <lubow_scott@bah.com>, w3c <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
On Sat, 11 Aug 2001, jeffrey Pledger wrote:
> Macromedia's webcast on June 13 discussing issues of accessibility can be
> found on our web site at www.abletv.net. Go and listen/watch what
> Macromedia had to say on these issues.
the only thing usable without Microsoft proprietary software ($$$$) was
the Kennedy speech!
NOT EVERYONE USES WINDOZE!
Bob
>
> Jeffrey Pledger
> President, AbleTV, Inc. At 10:09 AM 8/9/01 -0400, Charles McCathieNevile wrote:
> >Compliant to what?
> >
> >As far as I know there are no screen readers that have access to Flash
> >objects, so the best that can be done is whatever is provided by the
> >alternative version of the content. I may be wrong, and I believe that
> >Macromedia are working on Flash so that new players will provide direct
> >access at some point and new content will be able to include the required
> >information for it to be accessible. But for timelines and so on you would
> >need to ask Macromedia.
> >
> >cheers
> >
> >Charles McCN
> >
> >On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Lubow Scott wrote:
> >
> > Are there any websites that have examples of Flash that are compliant
> > and can be read by a screen reader.
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409
> >134 136
> >W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +1 617
> >258 5999
> >Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia
> >(or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex,
> >France)
>
>
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