See how others achieve accessibility with Adobe
Accessibility is a key aspect of a great experience. Look at the following examples of great experiences designed with Adobe tools. Our customers illustrate that accessible design in not dull or lacking in quality. Accessible content represents the best experience for all, regardless of disability.
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Screen reader examples
Zoot Suit Riots — American Experience — WGBH Television
This is one of the first examples of accessible content created with Adobe® Flash® that remains relevant. It contains a simple means of handling navigation combined with elegant captioning.
Bank One demo
This simple slide-based demonstration includes key accessibility features such as screen resizing, accessible navigation, and keyboard shortcuts.
Internal Revenue Service
The IRS has made more than 550 tax forms available in accessible PDF. These "talking tax forms" work with MSAA-compliant screen readers as well as Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software.
How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears — National Institute for Health
This is an excellent example of learning content accessible to screen reader users and other users with disabilities.
Eduplace crossword puzzles
Be sure to choose one of the crossword puzzles. This is perhaps one of the most complex accessible applications available today.
Captioning/Sign language examples
King Tut
Video footage from the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition website, including captions for users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Creature Discomforts videos with subtitles and sign language
Leonard Cheshire Disability in the U.K. provides services for people with disabilities and discusses issues in their accessible videos.
Lynda.com CS4 training videos on Adobe TV
Lynda.com training videos for Adobe CS4 provide closed captioning for improved access for hearing-impaired users.
Keyboard accessibility examples
Microsoft
While the animation itself is not accessible to screen reader users, this interactive piece does contain a unique means of exposing access keys.
Word Search — Houghton Mifflin
This unique word search puzzle is designed to serve children with mobility impairments. It is also screen reader–accessible, although it is intended to serve students who rely on screen magnifiers who can see the layout of the screen.
