Hi Claire
Saw this on the disforum site. Is it any use?
Regards
frances
Date sent: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:06:11 -0000
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Subject: Re: Query re 'Flash'
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> A colleague of mine has just very kindly forwarded me this note about a
> tutorial on how to make user-changeable text in Flash.
> http://www.actionscripts.org/tutorials/intermediate/Control_of_Text_Size/ind
> ex.shtml
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> Best Wishes E.A.
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> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tina Elliott
> Sent: 02 February 2005 14:21
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> Subject: Query re 'Flash'
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> Posted on behalf of David Sloan and Sarah Stone at the Skills for Access
> project - University of Dundee and University of Sheffield.
> Regards
> Tina
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> Tina Elliott
> National Co-ordinator
> National Disability Team
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> "The Skills for access website which will be launched in late February will
> have a lot of information and useful examples on making technologies such as
> Flash, Director etc accessible to disabled students
> www.skillsforaccess.org.uk <http://www.skillsforaccess.org.uk>
>
> In response to the email from Tim on the one hand, it's right to say that
> you can just enlarge the flash movie by dragging the window it's in, and
> everything enlarges as its a vector based graphics (ie it rescales), but as
> the email points out, this may be of only limited use. It's also right as
> far as I know that the author would have to programme in a 'large text'
> alternative, an example of this can be seen on our 'demo' website:
> http://www.skillsforaccess.org.uk/demo/howto_a2.html
> <http://www.skillsforaccess.org.uk/demo/howto_a2.html>
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> If the student uses magnification software such as Zoom Text then it may
> also be possible to view the animation this way, but due to the expense it
> may not be a reasonable option in comparison to recommending that flash
> developers provide a large text option. "
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Frances Brindley (dyslexia support tutor)
English Language Teaching Centre
283 Glossop Road
Sheffield S10 2HB
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