Saturday, June 9, 2007

Java vs. Flash

I got the following information from my RSS reader: JavaScript vs. Flash for Animation

from WebReference News "When you think of interactive multimedia on the Web, you probably think of Flash. But Flash creates accessiblity problems, especially for those with disabilities. A solution is to use JavaScript, which avoids many of the issues inherent in Flash. By Lisha Sterling. 0516"

source: webreference news blog

4 comments:

yvgeni said...

I liked your analysis of this issue in class today. Oh wait....

Roy's Blog said...

Mark, Lisha doesn't seem to have much good to say about Flash. Do you agree with her? Roy

IT EMIS 17 said...

Having had to do a concept of operations study for Section 508 compliance for a government agency, I understand her concern. We have started putting so much into single web pages that the disabled are having a harder and harder time using the web unless we keep Section 508 compliance in mind. Of course, only the government seems to be really obligated.

EMIS17 Andy said...

So JavaScript is better than Flash, who knew?