Fwd: [Web4lib] Web technologies and public access

[Dom Benson]

Eh? Is this 2008 or 1998? If you have to use Flash, offer a non-Flash
alternative. This isn't just about usability when accessability = 100%
readability.

db


On 01/02/2008, Jim Cody <nohojim at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Nielsen was hired by Macromedia in 2002 to improve usability of Flash:
>   http://www.adobe.com/macromedia/proom/pr/2002/macromedia_nielsen.html
>
>   He changed his tune somewhat about Flash after that:
>   http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designmistakes.html
>
>   "Flash is a programming environment and should be used to offer users
> additional power and features that are unavailable from a static page. Flash
> should not be used to jazz up a page."
>