Adobe® Flash Catalyst® CS5.5 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template

The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is to assist Federal contracting officials in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial Electronic and Information Technology products and services with features that support accessibility. It is assumed that offerers will provide additional contact information to facilitate more detailed inquiries.

The first table of the Template provides a summary view of the section 508 Standards. The subsequent tables provide more detailed views of each subsection. There are three columns in each table. Column one of the Summary Table describes the subsections of subparts B and C of the Standards. The second column describes the supporting features of the product or refers you to the corresponding detailed table, “e.g., equivalent facilitation.” The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product. In the subsequent tables, the first column contains the lettered paragraphs of the subsections. The second column describes the supporting features of the product with regard to that paragraph. The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.

Date: 05/20/2011 Name of Product: Catalyst CS5.5 Contact for more Information: [email protected]

Section 508 Guideline Applicable Compliance

§1194.21 - Software Applications and Applicable Supports with exceptions Operating Systems

§1194.22 – Web-based Intranet and Internet Applicable Supports with exceptions Information and Systems

§1194.23 - Telecommunications Products Not Applicable -

§1194.24 - Video and Multimedia Products Applicable Supports

§1194.25 – Self-Contained, Closed Products Not Applicable -

§1194.26 - Desktop and Portable Computers Not Applicable -

§1194.31 - Functional Performance Criteria Applicable Supports with exceptions

§1194.41 - Information, Documentation, Applicable Supports Support

Page 1 of 16 Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail

Supporting Remarks and Section 1194.21 Criteria Features explanations

(a) When software is designed to run on Supports with Customizable keyboard a system that has a keyboard, product exceptions navigation is provided for all functions shall be executable from a menu commands, as well as keyboard where the function itself or the for selecting and invoking result of performing a function can be tools, commands, and functions in Flash Catalyst discerned textually. CS5.5. However, some commands and functions are not usable with the keyboard alone, including:

Most features related to timeline manipulation, art board content, and the Heads Up display are not operable using a keyboard alone.

Many panels, such as those in the Layers, Library, Wireframe components, Interactions, and Properties panels, cannot be accessed without using a mouse. Once focus is within a panel, many - but not all - components can be controlled using the keyboard. In particular keyboard access within lists, combo boxes, color choosers, and switching between page tabs/accordions is limited.

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(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable Supports with Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does not activated features of other products that exceptions interfere with or deactivate are identified as accessibility features, the accessibility features of where those features are developed the with one and documented according to industry minor exception: standards. Applications also shall not The caret blink rate and caret disrupt or disable activated features of thickness set in the operating any operating system that are identified system are not conveyed as accessibility features where the in many portions of Flash application programming interface for Catalyst. those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to the product developer.

(c) A well-defined on-screen indication Supports with There is a clear indication of the current focus shall be provided exceptions of focus for most focusable that moves among interactive interface elements. However, focus elements as the input focus changes. The events are often not focus shall be programmatically exposed programmatically exposed. so that Assistive Technology can track For example, the editable fields focus and focus changes. in the Properties panel do not programmatically expose focus to assistive technology.

(d) Sufficient information about a user Does not support Many controls and features interface element including the identity, of the Flash Catalyst CS5.5 operation and state of the element shall interface do not provide be available to Assistive Technology. identity, role and state When an image represents a program information to assistive technology. element, the information conveyed by the image must also be available in text. For example, the combo box controls in the floating Image panel do not expose role, identity or state information.

Some user interface elements such as menus, standard dialogs, the Code view, and Project Navigator do expose information about the identity of the control to users of assistive technology.

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(e) When bitmap images are used to identify Supports controls, status indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application’s performance.

(f) Textual information shall be provided Does not support Many of the panels and through operating system functions for elements used in the displaying text. The minimum information application do not expose that shall be made available is text textual information through content, text input caret location, and text the operating system or through an accessibility attributes. application-programming interface (API).

For example, the text content in the Layers and Properties panels are not exposed..

(g) Applications shall not override user Does not support Many of the user interface selected contrast and color selections and elements within Flash Catalyst other individual display attributes. CS5.5 do not follow the color and contrast settings specified in the operating system.

Among those elements that do inherit user selected schemes are the menu bar, Code view, panels (except for page tabs), and standard operating system dialog boxes.

(h) When animation is displayed, the Supports Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does information shall be displayable in at least not use animation in the user one non-animated presentation mode at interface. the option of the user.

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(i) Color coding shall not be used as the Supports with Color coding is not used as only means of conveying information, exceptions the only means to convey indicating an action, prompting a information in the Flash response, or distinguishing a visual Catalyst 5.5 interface, with element. some minor exceptions including:

Color is used to highlight the current state/page and used to indicate the length of transitions in the timeline.

While the actual color itself is irrelevant and the user is not required to distinguish between colors, there is no textual equivalent for users who cannot see that color is used to indicate selection.

(j) When a product permits a user to adjust Not applicable Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does not color and contrast settings, a variety of allow users to change color or color selections capable of producing contrast settings. a range of contrast levels shall be provided.

(k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking Supports Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does not text, objects, or other elements having a use flashing or blinking text in flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz the user interface. and lower than 55 Hz.

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(l) When electronic forms are used, the Supports with Form controls in Flash Catalyst form shall allow people using Assistive exceptions CS5.5 can be operated using Technology to access the information, assistive technology with some field elements, and functionality required exceptions, including: for completion and submission of the Some form controls such as form, including all directions and cues. lists, combo boxes and color pickers in panels such as the Properties panel, cannot be operated using a keyboard alone.

Some controls do not provide sufficient information to assistive technology, such as the combo box controls in the floating Image panel.

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Supporting Section 1194.22 Criteria Remarks and explanations Features

(a) A text equivalent for every Supports with Flash Catalyst CS5.5 allows authors to assign non-text element shall be exceptions equivalents to images and components using an provided (e.g., via “alt”, accessible text field. “longdesc”, or in element Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does not directly allow the user content). to set an accessible name for the Flash content as a whole.

In addition, the accessible names for sub- components of the Scrollbar component are not provided.

Attributes such as bold, underline, and italics in Text and TextInput components are not automatically indicated textually. While an accessible name can be set for components, a supplementary accessible description cannot be set.

(b) Equivalent alternatives Supports Flash Catalyst CS5.5 provides a video player for any multimedia component; however, captions must either be pre- presentation shall be embedded in the multimedia or synchronized in synchronized with the Flash Builder, as this option is not available directly presentation. from Flash Catalyst. Audio descriptions can be added to multimedia by providing separate media with secondary audio or by adding support for this using Flash Builder.

(c) Web pages shall be Supports The Flash Catalyst CS5.5 interface provides an designed so that all authoring environment that provides authors with information conveyed means, other than color, to convey information. with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup.

(d) Documents shall be Not applicable CSS is not used in Flash Catalyst CS5.5 output. organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet.

(e) Redundant text links shall Not applicable Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does not generate server-side be provided for each active image maps. region of a server-side image map.

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(f) Client-side image maps Not applicable Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does not generate client-side shall be provided instead image maps. of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape.

(g) Row and column headers Not Applicable Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does not contain a data table shall be identified for data component. tables.

(h) Markup shall be used to Not Applicable Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does not contain a data table associate data cells and component. header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers.

(i) Frames shall be titled Not applicable Flash Catalyst CS5.5 does not create frames. with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation

(j) Pages shall be designed to Supports Flash Catalyst CS5.5 enables the creation of content avoid causing the screen that avoids these thresholds. to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.

(k) A text-only page, with Supports Authors can create text-only versions of their equivalent information content. or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes.

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(l) When pages utilize scripting Supports Scripting is automatically generated by the tool and languages to display cannot directly be edited in Flash Catalyst CS5.5. content, or to create interface elements, the Accessible text is provided through the AccessibilityName property in ActionScript and information provided by the element type is converted into an equivalent the script shall be identified accessible role that is understood by assistive with functional text that technology. can be read by Assistive Technology.

(m) When a web page requires Supports A Flash Player plug-in is available for download from that an applet, plug-in the Adobe site. A link to the plug-in can be added or other application be when content is published. present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with §1194.21(a) through (l).

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(n) When electronic forms are Supports with Flash Catalyst CS5.5 provides a set of accessible designed to be completed exceptions components such as text fields, buttons, lists, radio on-line, the form shall buttons, checkboxes, toggle buttons, sliders, and allow people using scrollbars. Each component provides the necessary Assistive Technology to information to assistive technology. access the information, The Video Player component contains individual field elements, and controls that are also accessible to assistive functionality required for technology. completion and submission of the form, including all For custom controls, accessibility information can directions and cues. be provided using the Accessible Text field and the accessible role is derived from the type of the base component before becoming a custom component, such as a graphic or button.

The reading order of graphics and text cannot be specified in relation to other content.

Portions of scrollbars may appear in an incorrect reading order in relation to other content.

User interface elements do not inherit the color and contrast settings of the operating system. Thus, developers must create alternative views with different color schemes in order to provide a variety of color contrast options to users with visual impairments.

(o) A method shall be provided Supports Button controls and links can be used to move focus that permits users to beyond a group of controls or links. skip repetitive navigation links.

(p) When a timed response is Supports Flash Catalyst CS5.5 authors can implement alert required, the user shall be messages that allow users to extend a time limit if alerted and given sufficient content is timed. time to indicate more time is required.

Note to 1194.22: The Board interprets paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section as consistent with the following priority 1 Checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) (May 5 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium: Paragraph (a) - 1.1, (b) - 1.4, (c) - 2.1, (d) - 6.1, (e) - 1.2, (f) - 9.1, (g) - 5.1, (h) - 5.2, (i) - 12.1, (j) - 7.1, (k) - 11.4.

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Supporting Remarks and Section 1194.24 Criteria Features explanations

a) All analog television displays 13 inches and Not applicable Flash Catalyst CS5.5 larger, and computer equipment that includes does not include any analog television receiver or display circuitry, display hardware. shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals.

(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use Not applicable Flash Catalyst CS5.5 in computers, shall be equipped with secondary does not include audio program playback circuitry. any television tuner hardware.

(c) All training and informational video and Supports Closed captions multimedia productions which support the can be embedded agency’s mission, regardless of format, that in multimedia contain speech or other audio information content displayed necessary for the comprehension of the content, by the VideoPlayer component or shall be open or closed captioned. synchronized in another application such as Flash Builder.

(d) All training and informational video and Supports Audio descriptions multimedia productions which support the can be provided for agency’s mission, regardless of format, that streaming media. contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio described.

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(e) Display or presentation of alternate text Supports When captions are presentation or audio descriptions shall be user- embedded, they are selectable unless permanent. provided permanently.

Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria - Detail

Supporting Remarks and Section 1194.31 Criteria Features explanations

(a) At least one mode of operation and information Does not support Most content retrieval that does not require user vision shall (Application) authoring actions be provided, or support for Assistive Technology in Flash Catalyst 5.5 used by people who are blind or visually cannot be performed impaired shall be provided. with a screen reader. Many controls in the interface cannot be accessed with a screen reader.

Supports with Flash Based Output: exceptions (Flash Based Output) Form controls created in Flash Catalyst 5.5 can be made accessible to users of screen readers. Reading order, tab order, and accessible names can be assigned to components.

The role, value, and state of components are exposed to assistive technology.

The reading order of graphics and text cannot be directly set in Flash Catalyst 5.5.

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(b) At least one mode of operation and information Supports with Focus is indicated retrieval that does not require visual acuity exceptions visually, but not greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio (Application) always exposed and enlarged print output working together programmatically or independently, or support for Assistive in the Flash Catalyst CS5.5 interface. Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided. Many portions of the application do not follow the color and contrast setting of the operating system.

Flash Based Output: Supports with exceptions (Flash All elements created Based Output) with Flash Catalyst 5.5, can be made focusable, which is indicated through a clear highlight box and programmatic focus. All components can be made keyboard accessible.

By default, components do not inherit the color and contrast settings of the operating system. However, developers can create additional components, with different color contrast settings, to meet the needs of users with visual impairments.

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(c) At least one mode of operation and information Supports (Application) Flash Catalyst CS5.5 retrieval that does not require user hearing shall does not use sound. be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing Flash Based Output: Supports (Flash Based shall be provided Output) Flash Catalyst CS5.5 allows captions to be embedded in multimedia.

Visual cues can be applied manually as alternatives for sound cues.

(d) Where audio information is important for the Supports (Application) Flash Catalyst CS5.5 use of a product, at least one mode of operation does not use sound. and information retrieval shall be provided in Supports (Flash Based an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for Output) Flash Based Output: assistive hearing devices shall be provided. Flash Catalyst CS5.5 allows captions to be embedded in multimedia.

Visual cues can be applied manually as alternatives for sound cues

(e) At least one mode of operation and information Supports (Application) Flash Catalyst does not retrieval that does not require user speech shall require speech. be provided, or support for Assistive Technology Supports (Flash Based used by people with disabilities shall be Output) Flash Based Content: provided. Content developers of speech based applications need to provide a non-speech based alternative.

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(f) At least one mode of operation and information Does not support Content editing retrieval that does not require fine motor control (Application) often requires fine or simultaneous actions and that is operable with motor controls limited reach and strength shall be provided. using a mouse, or a combination of multiple keys and a mouse. Many user Supports (Flash Based interface screens Output) cannot be accessed solely via the keyboard.

Flash Based Content:

Standard Flash components provide keyboard focus to the component and provide keyboard access within the component.

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Supporting Remarks and Section 1194.41 Criteria Features explanations

(a) Product support documentation provided to Supports Adobe provides end-users shall be made available in alternate electronic versions of formats upon request, at no additional charge. all product support documentation.

(b) End-users shall have access to a description Supports Adobe provides of the accessibility and compatibility features information on of products in alternate formats or alternate accessibility features methods upon request, at no additional charge. in the documentation. Electronic versions of all product support documentation are provided.

(c) Support services for products shall accommodate Supports Product support for the communication needs of end-users with Adobe products is disabilities. available in a variety of formats and from a number of online sources available from Adobe Systems.

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