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Adobe is keen to trumpet the accessibility features of Flash CS3, but there are drawbacks as well as advantages which users need to be aware of.
Since version 6, accessibility features have been built in to Flash, so developers can label elements of the Flash movie, such as buttons or graphics, to expose them to screen readers, along with the contents of text fields.
A four CD ROM reading aid that uses innovative ways of teaching reading comprehension skills to KS2 pupils is to be launched in September.
Cracking Comprehension is the second programme Vivid are producing with Rising Stars, following the success of Scientific Enquiry.
The aim is to build comprehension skills by viewing different types of text in a variety of ways. Pupils can also listen to the text to develop listening comprehension.
One of the greatest recent innovations in the digital world has been the Nintendo Wii. This device has transformed the landscape and introduced the world of digital interaction to a wide audience outside the traditional gaming user group of 18-30 year old males.
In response to difficulties some people have been having in sending us large files, Vivid has started to develop an online file manager.
The Vivid File Manager will be a password protected area of the new website where users will be able to upload large files to us that would normally be too big to attach to an email.
This entirely browser based solution will eradicate the need to wrestle with setting up unreliable FTP clients, allowing anybody to send us files from any computer connected to the internet (assuming appropriate permissions to upload).
Watch this space for when this new feature will be available for use.
Many people who’ve heard of Adobe Flash (previously Macromedia Flash) have experienced it as irritating splash screens or banner ads on web sites, or as a way to make a web site beautiful to the eye but often completely unusable. This is by no means the whole story - some companies have seen the potential of Flash to deliver a user experience not possible using ordinary web technology, and we have seen web sites that allow you to decorate a room using colours from a particular paint range, or construct and order your own custom baseball shoes. Read on…
