Accessibility API), which (surprise!) only works on windows screen readers
which incorporates it.
Since Accessibility and 508 doesn't say only Windows, anything developed
with Flash/Flex at the moment isn't truely accessibile since it shuts out
anyone coming in on Mac, Linux, Unix, etc. While that might not be a huge
portion of the population, its still a problem.
The idea behind accessibility is to make your pages accessible to anyone
from anywhere regardless of their machinery, or disability or ability.
IMHO, Flash/Flex doesn't meet that standard.
Sandy Clark
http://www.shayna.com/blog ColdFusion, Fusebox, Web Standards, Accessibility
and CSS
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From: Morgan Senkal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:37 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Of Flash, Flex and Accessibility
I have seen lots of claims by MM that the Flash player (version?) as well as
Flex and even CFMX all have 'built-in' accessibility support. My question
is, exactly how accessible is the Flash player, and by extension Flex? What
tools are included that enable accessibility? As a government agency, we
are mandated by law to be 508 compliant, which at this time we are. If we
were ever to consider any sort of move towards an RIA and implementing Flash
and/or Flex (however unlikely at this time) these questions must be
answered.
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