Web Development
Web Developer Guidelines
Visual Design Recommendations

Checkpoint 1.4 - Flash

Elements that do not convey any information should be made inaccessible

WCAG 1.0 Priority 2

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

Flash elements that are purely decorative should not have any text equivalent, however if those objects contain text, for example, animations using words, screen readers will attempt to read them as textual information by default. Those elements must be made hidden from screen readers by deselecting Make Object Accessible option in the Flash Accessibility Panel.

Requirement

Hide all elements that do not convey any information by deselecting Make Object Accessible option or by using Action Script .silent property.

Example

Hiding elements with the Flash Accessibility Panel

Flash Accessibility Panel – deselecting Make Object Accessible option

Checking Tool

Use Flash Player 6 or newer to browse Flash content and a screen reader to test its accessibility

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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