Ajax Aid
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Ajax Aid

On Internet Explorer running under Windows, AjaxAid will inform JavaScript whether the user has a screen reader that is actively communicating with the browser. It achieves this by using a hidden (1 pixel x 1 pixel) Flash application.

AjaxAid was previously called FlashAid. (We are currently moving the project over.)

Demo

See a live demonstration of AjaxAid here.

Remember it only works on Internet Explorer. Have your screen reader running before hitting the demo page.

Download

New 2007/02/27: Version 1.0 Released. You can download it here:

FlashAid version 1.0

Mailing list

FlashAid Mailing List: Subscribe and manage your subscription Archives

The mailing list will be switched to the AjaxAid name in the coming days.

Usage instructions

To-do: Update to AjaxAid.

Include the js/flashAid.js script
Include the js/swfobject.js script (for embedding the Flash file)
Create a <div> with id=”flashAid”. If you want alternative content to display if Flash cannot be loaded, place it into this div.
Inside your div, call the flashAid() method and pass in the name (string) of a method that will be called for success and one for failure. The method signature of the flashAid() method is:

flashAid ( successHandler, failureHandler, displayVersionMessage )

Where displayVersionMessageBool is a boolean that determines whether or not a message will be displayed in the flashAid div if the user has the wrong version of the Flash Player. (FlashAid requires Flash Player 8 and above.)

Code sample

<script type="text/javascript">
  // <![CDATA[
      flashAid("successHandler", "failureHandler", true);
  // ]]>
</script>