Category Archives: PDF / Flash
PDF vs HTML for organisations
The Australian Government recently released a study into the Accessibility of the Portable Document Format (PDF) for people with a disability, which Duff Johnson analysed very effectively.
I can agree with almost all of Duff’s points, and it’s covered so well I didn’t feel I needed to check the source …
Strange sIFR / screen-reader bug

Adobe open Flash
The
Open Screen Projectfrom Adobe will remove restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specs, and removing the licensing fees. What could the consequences be?
Comparing Tagged PDFs from Office and Acrobat

Colour Contrast Visualiser – New Tool

Enter the Colour Contrast Visualiser.
Office 2007 PDFs – Not (always) accessible

Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add-in for 2007 Microsoft Office.
CMS editable Flash

Note on Non-HTML formats
In my previous article on responsibilities in accessibility you might have noticed that I'd fallen into the traditional accessibility trap of only really referring to (X)HTML/CSS sites and guidelines. I'm quite aware of other technologies, but it's worth looking at why other formats are harder to make accessible.
Automated PDF accessibility testing
