Flash and Screen Readers

Does anyone know of a method to "force" the screen reader to read the specified content at that moment?

Well, you could try setting the focus to the object in question. What exactly do you want it to do?

Well because of the various levels within the flash piece (both within and externally called), I can't use the standard tabbing in Flash. I was forced to generate my own tabbing system, and when I attempted to determine the focus it would bounce to another item instead of what was needed.

This site has lots of information to read, and I can't rely of captured audio because of the quantity of audio clips required. I've been investigating COM and APIs use, but nothing has worked. Any advice would be extremely helpful.

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Lost and completely frustrated!

I've been looking into _accProps and Accessibility.updateProperties() but cannot confirm if they will immediately force the screen reader to read the last updated information. Does anyone know/have more information on _accProps and updateProperties.

Are you actually testing with screen reader software and/or a screen reader user and verified it's not working the way you want it to? What is it about your project that requires it to "force" a screen reader to read something "immediately"? If screen reader accessibility is a priority for your project, ideally the user would be controlling the interaction with the movie.

Well since I cannot rely on Flash's tabbing system to notify the user as to what button/link they are current highlighting, I have to figure out another method. If I could tell the screen reader to read XYZ button when highlighted then all will be good with the world.

Screen readers will read the information of whatever they have selected. So if your own tabbing system is working, screen readers should work. Again, have you tested with any sort of screen reader to verify it's not working?

Well not really, I am setting up a test machine with Jaws and give it a try. I'll update after the test.