[#MDL-7889] Alternatives for applets, objects

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Key:	MDL-7889
Type:	Sub-task
Status:	Resolved
Resolution:	Fixed
Priority:	Minor
Assignee:	Martin Dougiamas
Reporter:	Martin Dougiamas
Votes:	0
Watchers:	0

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MDL-7860

Alternatives for applets, objects

Created: 11/Dec/06 10:01 PM Updated: 08/Jan/07 07:56 PM

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Component/s:

Accessibility

Affects Version/s:

1.7

Fix Version/s:

1.8

Participants:	Martin Dougiamas
Security Level:	None
Resolved date:	08/Jan/07
Affected Branches:	MOODLE_17_STABLE
Fixed Branches:	MOODLE_18_STABLE

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Ensure that the functionalities and information provided by programming objects, objects that use technology not defined by published formal grammars, scripts and applets, are directly accessible.

WCAG 1.0 References: 8.1
Sec. 508 References: 1194.22 (l), 1194.22 (m)

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Martin Dougiamas added a comment - 12/Dec/06 01:21 PM

The main issue would be with MP3 and video players inserted by the mediaplugins filter. These do also include the original text link so it's probably not a problem.

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Martin Dougiamas added a comment - 08/Jan/07 07:56 PM

I've made significant changes to how Flash-based filters work, so that they now show messages to those without Javascript, and yet still validate nicely, thanks to this script:

http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/ufo/

Screenreaders get information about what they missed, along with a link to it.

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