Accessibility is a key aspect of a great experience. Look at the following examples of great experiences designed with Macromedia tools. Our customers illustrate that accessible sites aren’t dull or lacking in design quality. Accessible sites represent the best experience for all, regardless of disability.
Screen Reader Accessible Examples
Dignubia - EDC
A quality example of how to make a complex visual navigation scheme accessible.
Zoot Suit Riots – American Experience – WGBH Television
One of the first examples of accessible Flash that remains relevant. Contains a simple means of handling navigation combined with elegant captioning.
Bank One Demos
A simple slide based demonstration with key accessibility features like screen resizing, accessible navigation and keyboard shortcuts.
GeoNet – Houghton Mifflin
A simple game for children with nice attention paid to accessibility.
How Your Ear Understands What Your Ears Hear – National Institute for Health
An excellent example of learning content accessible to screen reader users and other users with disabilities.
Newport Unlimited – Newport, UK
A web based tour of Newport written with accessibility in mind. A terrific example of how to handle structured navigation in Flash.
Eduplace Crossword Puzzles
Be sure to choose one of the cross word puzzles. Perhaps the most complex accessible apps today.
Macromedia Flex Samples
Two examples of accesible Rich Internet Applications using the Macromedia Flex server.
Self Voicing Examples
When You Meet Someone Who Can’t See – Lighthouse International
Self-voicing Flash movie with audio cues, captioning with changeable text size and a refreshing sense of humour.
Pin The Tail – Guppy Graphics
A small self voicing application written for young children. An excellent example of how to use self voicing applications.
Captioning / Sign Language Examples
America OnLine - Princess Natasha
Animated short demonstrates effective captioning and exposed player controls.
Bristol City Council - Services for the Deaf
A terrific example of sign language captioning delivered via Flash. Also contains exposed player controls with labeled keyboard shortcuts.
Play School Stories – Australia Broadcasting Company
An example that relies on sign language instead of captioning to deliver equivalents to young children with hearing impairments.
Keyboard Accessibility Examples
Microsoft
While the animation itself is not accessible to screen reader users, this Flash piece does contain a unique means of exposing access keys.
Word Search – Houghton Mifflin
A unique word search puzzle designed to serve children with mobility impairments. It is also screen reader accessible, though this is intended to serve students who rely on screen magnifiers who can see the layout of the screen.
