- From: Lee Roberts <leeroberts@roserockdesign.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:08:06 -0500
- To: "'Joe Clark'" <joeclark@joeclark.org>, "'WAI-GL'" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
The example that Flash can't output a text version of an audio presentation is valid. I didn't praise anything except SMIL. Never once did I use QuickTime, RealMedia or Windows Media File. So, don't put words in my typing that I didn't say. As a general rule and prove it's not, Flash designers ignore the deaf while claiming they make their applications accessible to the blind. You're ignoring one segment of users while praising it for something it can't do. Point is, it will always be the designer's problem because Flash can't convert binary audio presentations into printable material. Therefore, not only does it not work for blind people very well (only if the developer uses the accessibility features of the program) it doesn't work for deaf people. Stop the insanity and realize what I am saying. If you don't understand it play a Flash presentation with audio instructions, without exact translations ready for print, on a computer with out speakers. You'll quickly learn that my statement is fact and not some dream. SMIL doesn't require speakers. SMIL requires the developer to program the material correctly which includes a text alternative. Of course, if it does not have a text alternative then the problem falls back on the developer not the standard. Hopefully this is succinct enough that the message gets across. Lee Roberts http://www.roserockdesign.com http://www.applepiecart.com
Received on Thursday, 22 July 2004 14:08:09 UTC