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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Feb 13, 2007 8:30AM

Gary,
The main problem is that the Flash file starts as an "inactive control"
and JAWS doesn't read it until you activate it. If you arrow down the
page you'll hear "flash movie start inactive control" and you then need
to hit enter or spacebar to activate it. Then you can tab or arrow
through the content.

The control is inactive due to a change that Microsoft made in Internet
Explorer as a result of the EOLAS lawsuit, in case you're wondering.

If you have any sway with this center you might suggest that they use a
javascript embedding method such as is described at Adobe's site for
"active content":
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/activecontent/

Thanks,
AWK


> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of
> Gary Williamson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:28 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] flash paper
>
> Hi Bob
> JAWS 8.0 but I'm very new to JAWS so it maybe that I am just
> not pressing the right button on the keyboard. The Flash
> Paper doc is at: http://www.templemoor.trafford.sch.uk/news/index.htm
>
> thanks
>
> Regards
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Regan [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: 12 February 2007 17:20
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] flash paper
>
> Flash paper is just unstructured text displayed using the
> Flash Player.
> There are no special requirements for Flash Paper beyond what
> it takes to access Flash content in general.
>
> Can you let us know what version of JAWS and the Flash Player
> you have installed? Is the paper public?
>
> Cheers,
> Bob
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> bob regan | adobe | 415.832.5305
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of
> Gary Williamson
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 9:14 AM
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: [WebAIM] flash paper
>
> Generator Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium) I' m trying to
> access a Flash Paper document using JAWS but I can' t seem to
> access it. Is there a special command in JAWS that will
> enable me to read it?
>
> Regards
>
> Gary Williamson
>