RE: FLASH: Flash and Web Accessibility

[Andy Mrozkowski]

These Bobby accessibility guidelines are not intended to measure Flash, but

merely HTML. I entered a couple of pages, one with all Flash, and one with

mixed elements.

The tool examines the html (table layout, embed tags, missing or unclosed

<sloppy> tags.

It does not consider download time of anything except html.

The tool read my last name as profanity (Mrozkowski).


Bottom line...this tool is interesting, but rather useless to determine

accessibility. The ONLY way to get an accurate picture of human factors

(such as usability, accessibility, etc) is by rigorous any repeated testing

with focus groups. Test every thing you create with a cross section of your

audience and then do it again and again.

Compile results and feedback and then analyze them with other human factors

experts.

A web based tool for analyzing html isn't going to help you much.

hth.


•••••••andy mrozkowski•UI designer••••••

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From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Colleen

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> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 7:50 AM

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To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: FLASH: Flash and Web Accessibilty

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>

> Our company is going to have a meeting concerning the Bobby guidelines,

> which we have only 2 months to make sure our sites are in compliance with

> this.  I'm concerned about it because our site is nearly 100% Flash.  I am

> well aware of the need for the disabled to be able to access the Web, but

> quite frankly, I don't know how to make a Flash site meet the guidelines.

> We use audio files extensively in Flash to deliver help, music, voice-over

> narration, and our sites are designed for 800x600 and larger screen

> resolutions.

>

> If anyone is wondering what the Bobby guidelines are, and what the

> accessibility guidelines are, you can view them at the following sites:

>

> http://www.bobby.org/

> http://www.microsoft.com/enable/dev/web/default.htm

>

> Do these rules apply to the entire Internet, or just certain

> Entities of it?

> I already know the consequences (very serious ones) if we do not

> change our

> sites over, but I'm wondering if anyone else has run into this situation,

> and if so, how are you making a Flash site accessible to

> everyone?   I fear

> we are going to have to design two separate sites.

>

>

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