Comments on: 18 Questions on Flash and Accessibility with a new years wish http://niquimerret.com/?p=44 Changing tracks... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:14:17 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Niqui Merret http://niquimerret.com/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-515 Niqui Merret Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:08:01 +0000 http://niquimerret.com/?p=44#comment-515 Hi Ed Hope you had a good silly seasons. Sorry for the delay in replying. I am not aware of any real issues with SWFObject. With regards to JavaScript I believe turning it off can happen in large companies for security issues. I was reading about how <a href="http://news.com.com/JavaScript+opens+doors+to+browser-based+attacks/2100-7349_3-6099891.html" rel="nofollow">JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks</a> and <a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2006/07/30/javascript_opens_doors_to_browserbased_attacks.html" rel="nofollow">another article</a> on the <a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/" rel="nofollow">Guardian's Technology Blog</a>. This is the kind of story that could scare large companies into turning off JavaScript. Some large companies even block sites based on content type. Having JavaScript turned off can muck up allot more than just effect screen-reader users. It will cause many Flash sites to not load as the checks are javaScript and most of the Web 2.0 sites that are not built using progressive enhancement. Hi Ed

Hope you had a good silly seasons. Sorry for the delay in replying.

I am not aware of any real issues with SWFObject.

With regards to JavaScript I believe turning it off can happen in large companies for security issues. I was reading about how JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks and another article on the Guardian’s Technology Blog. This is the kind of story that could scare large companies into turning off JavaScript. Some large companies even block sites based on content type.

Having JavaScript turned off can muck up allot more than just effect screen-reader users. It will cause many Flash sites to not load as the checks are javaScript and most of the Web 2.0 sites that are not built using progressive enhancement.

]]> By: Ed Dickins http://niquimerret.com/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-482 Ed Dickins Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:38:36 +0000 http://niquimerret.com/?p=44#comment-482 Do you know of any shortcomings with the swfobject.js script that is pretty ubiquitous? Also, and this is a serious question, are there any good reasons why someone would want to disable JavaScript? It is simply that they are paranoid about websites snooping on their privacy or does it muck about with accessibility helpers like screenreaders? Do you know of any shortcomings with the swfobject.js script that is pretty ubiquitous?

Also, and this is a serious question, are there any good reasons why someone would want to disable JavaScript? It is simply that they are paranoid about websites snooping on their privacy or does it muck about with accessibility helpers like screenreaders?

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