Comments on: Flash (In)Accessibility for the Speed Impaired http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/03/10/flash-inaccessibility-for-the-speed-impaired/ Web Standards, Web Culture, Web Everything.™ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:12:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ajax Girl http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/03/10/flash-inaccessibility-for-the-speed-impaired/comment-page-1/#comment-9158 Ajax Girl Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:45:31 +0000 http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/03/10/flash-inaccessibility-for-the-speed-impaired/#comment-9158 [...] Pehlivanian has a few words to say on the accessibility of Flash: Disabling the Flash context menu is a bad idea! By turning it off (actually setting the menu [...] [...] Pehlivanian has a few words to say on the accessibility of Flash: Disabling the Flash context menu is a bad idea! By turning it off (actually setting the menu [...]

]]> By: Tom http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/03/10/flash-inaccessibility-for-the-speed-impaired/comment-page-1/#comment-8509 Tom Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:00:40 +0000 http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/03/10/flash-inaccessibility-for-the-speed-impaired/#comment-8509 Hey Ara, it's a great agree with point about not disabling the Flash menu. However, Flash <em>is not</em> totally inaccessible to screen readers. People like <a href="//www.niquimerret.com" rel="nofollow">Niqui Merret</a> are working hard to disprove this Myth. It's worth keeping an eye on what she is working one because she really helps to demonstrate when Flash is the best solution and when it isn't. Hey Ara, it’s a great agree with point about not disabling the Flash menu. However, Flash is not totally inaccessible to screen readers.

People like Niqui Merret are working hard to disprove this Myth. It’s worth keeping an eye on what she is working one because she really helps to demonstrate when Flash is the best solution and when it isn’t.

]]> By: John Dowdell http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/03/10/flash-inaccessibility-for-the-speed-impaired/comment-page-1/#comment-8507 John Dowdell Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:39:06 +0000 http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/03/10/flash-inaccessibility-for-the-speed-impaired/#comment-8507 <em>"the textual content in a Flash SWF file is not accessible to screen readers."</em> That changed in Flash Player 5, circa 2000. http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flash8_bestpractices_09.html I agree with you that it's rarely useful to unthinkingly remove user options. jd/adobe “the textual content in a Flash SWF file is not accessible to screen readers.”

That changed in Flash Player 5, circa 2000.
http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flash8_bestpractices_09.html

I agree with you that it’s rarely useful to unthinkingly remove user options.

jd/adobe

]]> By: Ian Muir http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/03/10/flash-inaccessibility-for-the-speed-impaired/comment-page-1/#comment-8497 Ian Muir Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:37:43 +0000 http://arapehlivanian.com/2007/03/10/flash-inaccessibility-for-the-speed-impaired/#comment-8497 I can't agree with you more. It seems odd that so many flash developers are actively reducing options for a user. I almost think that macromedia should eliminate the option of disabling the menu. I can’t agree with you more. It seems odd that so many flash developers are actively reducing options for a user.

I almost think that macromedia should eliminate the option of disabling the menu.

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