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From: Howard Kramer
Date: Jun 9, 2013 9:03PM

My apologies if this is a previously discussed item. Is there an embedded
player that is considered the best for accessibility? I was looking at the
article on WebAIM on Accessible Media Players. Stand-alone media players -
particularly WMP and RealPlayer - seemed the most accessible, and
Quickplayer the most accessible of the embedded player, according to the
article. However, the article seems like it was written a few years ago.
Is this still the case?

Is the best practice considered to provided both embedded video along with
direct access to a media file you can play on the player of your choice?

Also, I noticed a player called Nomensa which promotes itself as an
accessible media player. Any feedback on this player?

Thanks,
Howard


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Howard Kramer
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Accessing Higher Ground
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