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From: YOUNGV5
Date: Aug 9, 2011 11:48AM

What is the recommended technique for hiding flash content? In my
particular case, I have a data table with an associated flash pie chart.
The pie chart does not convey any extra meaning and just makes things
difficult as it is a third party solution.

Current, I set tabEnabled = false within the actionscript on the flash pie
chart.

Should I be considering anything else such as setting role = presentation
on the embed or ensuring the wmode is set to transparent or opaque?

Any advice welcome. Thanks!

Vincent Young
User Experience, Web Accessibility Specialist
Nationwide Corporate Marketing
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