Web Development
Web Developer Guidelines
Visual Design Recommendations

Checkpoint 1.2 - Flash

An overall description of the Flash movie is provided

WCAG 1.0 Priority 2

WCAG Guideline 6. Ensure that pages featuring new technologies transform gracefully.

Briefly describing the overall Flash movie is important to both visually impaired and sighted users with motor or cognitive disabilities. This information about what types of controls and keyboard shortcuts used in the Flash movie or application should be placed at the root level and be readily available to all users.

Requirement

Provide overall description of Flash movie or application ensuring this description is available to all users. Ensure the description is not overly verbose.

Checking Tool

Browse Flash content to locate the link to movie description.

Information Source

The original source of this information is located on the W3C web site  (www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/#tech-fallback-page)

 

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