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RE: Issues with animated content

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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Jul 17, 2006 6:00AM

> I am currently testing an e-learning course which includes
> animated information. Animated content includes informative
> text which keeps on changing.
>
> I am using JAWS 7.0, Flash player 8 and Internet Explorer for
> testing. JAWS fails to read the information presented in
> animated format. However, the course also has voiceover,
> which provides the animated information.

OK, so far so good.

> My problems are:
> a.. I can not listen to both--voiceover and JAWS simultaneously.
> b.. I can not turn off JAWS , as it is not possible to
> access the entire screen information with only the voiceover.
> c.. And if I turn off the audio, I miss out on the
> information provided in the form of animation.
> What do you all recommend for solving the issue?

Make sure that the user is aware that there is information provided in
recorded audio as well as in text that JAWS will need to read. When the
voiceover is playing, the user can stop JAWS from speaking and listen to
the audio. Does the voiceover loop? Is there a way to stop it?

Alternatively, you could shut down the voiceover when JAWS is running
and provide all of the text in an accessible way (wrap the animated text
sequence in a movie clip, make the children of that movieclip
innaccessible, and assign an accessibilitty name to the movieclip that
includes all of the animated text).

Hope this helps,
AWK