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RE: Use of Audio Interferes with Screenreaders?

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From: John Norgaard
Date: Feb 6, 2004 2:42AM

Hi Tom,

First I agree with not autostarting anything:)

But do not forget that the guidlines are what it is says - guidlines! At our
portal for blind children we have a lot of things that are not "allowed" but
works, because we have tested them with blind users (User Approved;).

When it comes to audio don't worry about Flash 5/Flash MX - there are no
differences in audio/sound.

One problem with using Flash and screenreader is ussually the sad fact than
when tabbing through an html page you get trapped when you tab into the
embeded flash/.swf - you can't get out.

You can download a solution for this problem we have made here (tab out of
flash extention):
http://www.sonokids.com/wwwsonokids/english/developers.html

An interesting use in your case of flash audio might be Hayden Porters
FlashSound API:
http://www.flashsoundapi.com/

//John

John Norgaard
Sonokids.com
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