This Chapter Contains The Following Sections: Worldwide Accessibility Standards - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual

Provide captions for narrative audio. Be aware of audio in your document that might
interfere with a user being able to listen to the screen reader. See
content" on page
Ensure that color is not the only means of conveying information. In addition, make sure
that the foreground and background contrast sufficiently to make text readable for people
with low vision and color blindness.
Users with visual or mobility impairment
impairment, ensure that controls are device independent (or accessible by keyboard).
Hearing-impaired users
"Accessibility for hearing-impaired users" on page
Users with cognitive impairment
uncluttered design that is easily navigable.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Worldwide accessibility standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Macromedia Flash Accessibility web page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Understanding screen reader technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Using Flash to enter accessibility information for screen readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
Viewing and creating tab order and reading order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .525
About animation and accessibility for the visually impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .528
Using accessible components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Creating accessibility with ActionScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Accessibility for hearing-impaired users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533
Testing accessible content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533
Worldwide accessibility standards
Many countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, and countries in the
European Union, have adopted accessibility standards based on those developed by the World
Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The W3C publishes the Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines, a document that prioritizes actions designers should take to make web content
accessible. For information about the Web Accessibility Initiative, see the W3C website at
www.w3.org/WAI.
512 Creating Accessible Content
533.
For hearing-impaired users, you can caption audio content. See
Users with cognitive impairments often respond best to
For users with either visual or mobility
533.
"Testing accessible