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From: Julie.Howell
Date: Mon, Jun 17 2002 8:19AM
Subject: RNIB LookLouder Flash MX game
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Hi everyone

Tom's original message about the RNIB/Bluewave Look Louder project didn't
contain some vital information about the project.

We asked Bluewave to create the game for us so we could find out whether it
was truly possible create an accessible game using Flash MX. We wanted to
find out what the problems were and use the game as a means of bringing any
issues to the attention of Macromedia, and of making web designers more
aware of web accessibility and the 'dangers' of designs that rely on
proprietary software.

For info, Bluewave created the the game, which drew on much of their time
and expertise, at zero cost to RNIB.

The message below should explain all, but I'm happy to answer any individual
questions.

Kind regards
Julie Howell
Campaigns Officer (Accessible Internet)


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From: Tom Gilder
Date: Mon, Jun 17 2002 11:38AM
Subject: Re: RNIB LookLouder Flash MX game
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On Monday, June 17, 2002, 4:12:19 PM, you wrote:
> We asked Bluewave to create the game for us so we could find out whether it
> was truly possible create an accessible game using Flash MX
> ....
> For info, Bluewave created the the game, which drew on much of their time
> and expertise, at zero cost to RNIB.

This was good of Bluewave, but in my opinion they didn't do a very good job of
it really (and the RNIB holding it up as an example of accessibility might not
be such a good idea).

It's another case of good intentions about accessibility, but poorly implemented
in the end. Just like, for instance,
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/accessibility.asp (just *look* at in Lynx -
http://tinyurl.com/en2 - an utter disaster).


Cheers
--
Tom Gilder
http://tom.me.uk/


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