Jon,

Very interesting. I am not the programmer in this case but am advising on
the accessibility aspects. What alternative do you suggest to flash? My
employer needs to implement the lab on the web and it must look good.

Pranav
At 06:44 PM 10/15/2003, you wrote:
Flash only has limited built-in accessibility features, therefore if you
use flash you will need to build a lot of the accessibility features from
scratch.  Including, but not limited to:

1. Keyboard support for all functions
2. Styling of text (font, colors, size)
3. Styling and zooming graphics and providing text descriptions of the graphics
4. Documentation for blind users on how to use the interface
5. User control over any automation

I think you can do these things with flash, but you as the programmer need
to build them into you user interface.

Jon



At 03:11 PM 10/15/2003 +0530, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>My employer is making a virtual lab for a client. The virtual lab is a
>physics lab. The student will be able to manipulate various components for
>instance, she will be able to drag some bulbs and wires and put them
>together with a battery to form a circuit.
>
>I need to make this lab accessible.
>1. Does an accessible version of such a lab exist?
>
>2. The developer wants to make the lab in MacroMedia flash. My employer
>wants to include accessibility guidelines for the lab in the contract. I
>have consulted the w3c web accessibility guidelines but they do not
>specifically address flash. My employer has no control on the web site. The
>job is to design the lab.
>
>Any one any thoughts?
>Pranav
>
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