- From: Joe Clark <joeclark@contenu.nu>
- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:58:48 -0500
- To: WAI-IG <w3c-wai-ig@W3.org>
I don't know where to begin with this. <http://www.flash508.com/> is a site allegedly teaching people how to make Flash presentations 508-compatible, which everyone knows is completely impossible at present, though that will change in a few months. And guess what you see when you visit in Lynx? > You are seeing this because your browser is unable to process > Javascript. Please turn on Javascript in your browser preferences or > upgrade to a browser which can interpret Javascript. > > Welcome to Flash508.com. Please click here if you use an assistive > device and would like a text version of this site. if you would like > to enter the regular version of the site click the enter button below. > if you do not have the flash 5 player then click the download now > button below.you may also click on one of the links below for the > industry leading assistive browsers. enjoy! > > You are seeing this because your browser is unable to process > Javascript. Please turn on Javascript in your browser preferences or > upgrade to a browser which can interpret Javascript. > Welcome to Flash508.com. This site uses the latest in Flash and > Assistive technologies. To view this site you must have the Flash 5.0 > player installed as well as the latest assistive browsers. > Our site has detected that: > Assistive technology users please be aware that a new window will be > popping up when you click here. The site will be on the page that is > in the f > [1]click here to enter the flash508.com website. you may activate the > screen reader function inside the site. Please note, this will open a > new browser window. ront. > the following flash file detects for the flash 5 player. those using > assistive devices do not need this to proceed. [2]click here to > download the latest version of the flash 5 player. > Please note that to use the site you will need the Flash 5 plug-in If > you see nothing in the space above then you must also download the > Flash 5 player. > Links to assistive software > [3]JAWS | [4]IBM Homepage Reader | [5]Window Eyes I suppose the whole thing is commendable in a way. Not entirely clear who is responsible for the site, even after looking up the domain registration. -- Joe Clark | joeclark@joeclark.org | <http://joeclark.org/access/> Accessibility articles, resources, and critiques
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