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Accessible content overview

A growing requirement for Web content is that it should be accessible—usable for people with a variety of disabilities. Visual content in Macromedia Flash movies can be made accessible to the visually impaired with the use of screen reader software, which provides a spoken audio description of the contents of the screen.

Accessible Flash movie content is supported by the Flash Player 6. Users must have a Windows operating system that supports Flash accessibility, and the appropriate screen reader software (including the Flash Player 6) in order to take advantage of accessible Flash content. For more information, see the Flash Accessibility Web page.

Screen reader technology is designed primarily to convey information about static user interfaces. Making your movie accessible will be most successful if you keep dynamic content to a minimum, and emphasize text and user interface features. You can select which objects in a movie to expose to a screen reader, and can omit animations or visually oriented movie clips to increase accessibility.