Assistive Technology Support

Supporting assistive technologies is one way for rich media to be made accessible. Tools such as screen readers and magnifiers are examples of assistive technologies.

Assistive Technology Support Examples

Tab Out of Flash

Utilizing a Flash MX plug-in, the tab order can be seamless with the surrounding HTML.

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Our Global Garden FL K AT
Zoot Suit Culture FL AT K CC
Matisse Picasso i-Map Project FL AT K

Assistive Technology Support Tutorials

Multimedia Captioning: PDF and Flash FL PDF AT K
Macromedia Flash MX Text Equivalents FL AT
Macromedia Flash MX FAQ FL AT
Flash MX Name Attribute FL AT

Assistive Technology Support Articles

How to Create Accessible Adobe PDF Files Booklet PDF K AT
Creating Accessible PDF Documents PDF AT
Flash News Flash: It's Accessible FL AT CC
FlashMX: Moving Toward Accessible Rich Media FL AT K AD CC
Flash 5 FL AT
PDF and Public Documents: A White Paper PDF AT
Accessibility: Flash MX Features FL CC K AT
Flash Accessibility Features FL AT K
Flash Access: Unclear on the Concept FL AT K
Flash upgrade improves Web site accessibility FL AT K
Accessible Streaming Content SMIL WM RM QT FL K XAD AD CC AT
Making Flash Usable for Users With Disabilities FL AT K
FlashMX: Clarifying the Concept FL AT K

Assistive Technology Support Specifications and Standards

Microsoft Active Accessibility Start Page > Microsoft
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 > W3C
Techniques for WCAG 1.0 > W3C
508 Standards for Web-based Applications >
508 Standards for Software Applications >
508 Standards for Video and Multimedia >
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 > W3C
Techniques for UAAG 1.0 > W3C