[access-uk] Re: Accessing ITV Player
- From: Chris Moore <moore.c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:37:36 +0100
Even worse trying to use it on a Mac. I could get it to work before ITV
switched from Silverlight to Flash. Anyone tried the ITV player for the
iPhone? It is a joke, but can be used with practice.
On 11 Sep 2011, at 16:56, Vince Thacker wrote:
> Same sort of pain using NVDA, I'm sorry to say, and I have tried to use the
> object navigation keys to no effect. I can see a bit, so realise that there's
> a blooming great play button in the middle of the Flash object, but ITV
> clearly haven't used the accessibility functions in Flash, and I can't find a
> way of activating the button except by using the mouse.
>
> Vince.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Roberts
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 1:40 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessing ITV Player
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> The ITV Player I have to say is somewhat of a pain.
>
> About 3 weeks ago they seemed to change the look and feel of it. Now, when
> you enter on a programme, you are faced with a flash object and you have to
> click the relevant button to play the video. I have access to three
> screenreaders, JAWS12, the latest version of WindowEyes, and System Access.
> Of these, WindowEyes does not recognise the buttons at all and so you are
> unable to play the video as far as I can see. You can do it with JAWS as
> long as you are running JAWS12. Any earlier version of JAWS doesn’t see
> these buttons either. If you are using JAWS 12, navigate by button with the
> letter B and after the search button you will hopefully find a button which
> says “unlabeled 1”. This is the button you need to press to start playback
> of the video. System Access does see the buttons but it just says button and
> does not give it any kind of name whatsoever. If you are using System
> Access, press enter on the first button within the flash object. Hopefully
> this helps.
>
> On the subject of the ITV Player, have you found a way using a screenreader
> to tick the relevant check boxes to authorise a computer to play restricted
> content? I haven’t found a way of doing this at all. I’ve written to ITV on
> the subject but they are simply not interested.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Andrew
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> OfSteve Hyde-Dryden
> Sent: 11 September 2011 12:55
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Accessing ITV Player
>
> Hi All,
>
> Anyone having problems using the ITV player recently. I used to be able to
> simply enter on the program name and it would play but that doesn’t seem to
> work any more. I can’t find any tick boxes or play buttons either. Any
> ideas anyone?
>
> Steve
>
>
>
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