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Making an entire Flash application accessible

After a Flash document is complete and ready to be published, make the entire Flash application accessible.

To define accessibility for an entire Flash application:

  1. When the Flash document is complete and ready to be published or exported, deselect all elements in the document and do one of the following:
    • Select Window > Property inspector if the inspector is not visible. In the Property inspector, click the Accessibility button.
    • Select Window > Other Panels > Accessibility.
  2. In the Accessibility panel, select Make Movie Accessible (the default setting) to expose the document to screen readers.
  3. Select or deselect the Make Children Accessible option to expose or omit any accessible objects in the document to screen readers.
  4. If you selected Make Movie Accessible in step 3, enter information for the document as needed:
    • Enter a name for the document in the Name text box.
    • Enter a description of the document in the Description text box.
  5. Select Auto Label (the default setting) to use text objects as automatic labels for accessible buttons or input text fields contained in the document. Deselect this option to turn off automatic labeling and expose text objects to screen readers as text objects.

Using sound with screen readers

Sound is the most important medium for most screen reader users. Consider how any sound in your document will interact with the text spoken aloud by screen readers. It might be difficult for screen reader users to hear what their screen readers are saying if there is a lot of loud sound in your Flash application.

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