[orca-list] Orca and flash content

[Michael Whapples <mwhapples aim com>]

Hello,
I've noticed this for some time but today it really got annoying for me 
so here I am asking the question. Is there any accessible way of using 
flash content in firefox?

As an example to the above, let's use what really annoyed me today. On 
the BBC Iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer (which the BBC are too 
happy to state how accessible it is) all the content now is in flash 
streams. For basic listening I have found that I can start the stream by 
going to the programme's page and selecting the listen link on the page, 
but this requires extra navigation than it should (I should be able to 
go to the iplayer home page, choose radio stations, choose the station, 
the day and then the programme/episode and then activate a play button). 
OK, that is slightly inconvenient but today whilst listening to a stream 
I was interrupted and was unable to pause the stream, navigate back 
through the stream, etc and the only option seemed to be to continue 
until the end and start again and there was quite a lot left to listen 
too. Hardly accessible in my mind.

I am using debian, so the browser is iceweasel 3.5.6 (I am not sure what 
firefox version that relates to) and I also have a package installed for 
the adobe flashplayer (I believe iceweasel is using flashplayer but I 
can't be certain, any way to check). Is there anything which can be done 
to make such flash content accessible?

Michael Whapples