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RE: Flash problem--and Contribute problem....

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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Nov 1, 2005 10:20AM

> When you insert a Flash movie into a Dreamweaver page,
> publish it, and run Bobby--or any other accessibility
> software on it, you get an error. It is the Object tag error
> and the provide a link to accessible download. I have found a
> way around it by using Javascript, but that is not a
> realistic solution for faculty and staff who maintain pages
> and are not programmers.

I'm interested in what you did for your solution. Do you have a link or
more detail?

Can you tell the exact Bobby error? Was it:
G20 (Provide alternative content for each object) (for Section 508)

If so, the alternative content is part of the object when you make the
Flash content accessible.

If you need an alternative outside of the Flash content, then Bob's
suggestion is a good one, or you might want to take a look at the
various options for embedding Flash content - we have a posting on this
topic
(http://weblogs.macromedia.com/accessibility/archives/2005/08/in_search_
of_a.cfm).

> One of the programmers was reading about AJAX and other
> possibilities.
> Thought I would poll the group and see if anyone knew of a
> solution. I have been on the phone with Macromedia twice, and
> they promise that it is all compliant, but then I've also seen the
accessibility blog
> from them outlining this exact problem. Go figure.....

Are you asking about AJAX in general, or something more specific?

AWK