Adobe Flash

Proper way to embed flash content into your site

One of the things i dislike about YouTube is the Flash embed snippet they offer. It's just not valid xHTML and brings many errors. Actually, two things i dislike, the other is poor video quality compare to other sites like Revver or blip.tv but that's not what i want to discuss about.

Anyway, the proper way to embed Flash content is by simply using:  read more »

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="images/banner.swf" width="288" height="128"> <param name="movie" value="images/banner.swf" /> <img src="banner.gif" width="288" height="128" alt="banner" /> </object>

Accessible Flash banner ad guidelines

Here are a few of our top tips for producing accessible Flash banner adverts. I’ve also included information about testing, compliance with WCAG, navigating Flash using Jaws and WindowEyes and some additional resources.

Note that the guidance here is just for banner adverts and not for more complex Flash animations that you may see on the web today.

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