A bit more on Flash!

Mike said, "You may run into problems by not allowing Flash on your system.
It is software that *must* be on your system for certain applications to
work and should not be given a negative connotation."
Some of the negative connotation about Flash (and, by the way, other 
programs of its ilk) come from the fact that Flash was not always accessible 
when using Jaws, WindowEyes, or other screen readers.  Also, if Flash is 
impropperly used while creating web content, it may still be inaccessible.  
Those using older versions of many programs run into trouble if they 
download the latest, greatest, Flash players because they are not 
necessarily backwardly compatible with other software.

So, if you haven't got the money, expertise, or inclination to update all of 
your software and equipment as required by today's standards of thinking, 
your in an accessibility bind.

PDF suffers from the same problems, e.g if you're still running Windows 98 
it will not be possible to load the latest PDF reader.  --- Back to Flash, 
again, many sites will still let you load and use them even if you refuse to 
load Flash, but Mike is right, there are some sites where you will not be 
able to enter and use without it.



posting from Emma's Family Farm
Windsor Maine;
Steve Hoad

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