Adobe Flash CS4 Accessibility
There is a great (short) animated video on Adobe’s website that provides some quick tips on how to make Flash videos accessible. This video consists of 5 “slides”, and each slide discusses various accessibility features that can be added for different types of users. The main points this video touches are:
For blind users:
– Setting reading order.
– Audio description (as audio or transcripts).
– Screen magnifier for users with low vision.
Keyboard access:
– Setting the tab index (same as reading order; cannot tab to text field).
– Setting programmed shortcuts.
For deaf users:
– Adding captions.
– Adding video of an ASL interpreter for younger children.
Extra resources
– Link to Adobe Accessible Resource Center.
– Link to Adobe Flash Accessibility Design Guidelines.
Click the “D))” button at the bottom right corner to see how they use audio descriptions in this video.
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