Flash as a delivery platform for the disabled.

Flash has some unique abilities, that when harnessed, can produce a highly effective medium to deliver communications with the disable or impaired. Some of Flash's standard features are now effective two-fold, not only in the conventional sense, but also in that of a new form of communication.

One method of doing this is "multiple ways of communication" through one flash document. For instance, you can have an image animate to show the message while text is captioned on the bottom, explaining in words, what is going on.

Another technique is the use of vector-based scalability. The flash animation/document can be enlarged infinitely for ease of viewing for those who may be visually impaired.

A third perk is the integration of the keyboard as part of the interactivity of the Flash document. Users dont have to have a super-refined motor control (using a mouse) and even for those who aren't impaired, browsing can be expedited via keyboard shortcuts.

Flash is a multimedia vessel for information. Text, sound, images, movie clips, and animations are easily usable and highly effective by being able to translate the same message into audio/visual forms.

One must keep in mind that all of these areas must be focused on for an effective product that is easy to use but does not make the user feel like they are at a disadvantage. This idea is a new one to me and I think that this idea is a fantastic one and has plenty of power to back it.