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Several years ago there was much talk in the accessibility area about Braille displays. But today flat touchscreens are everywhere, in smart phones, pads and music players. How does a visually impaired person use a touchscreen interface?
About a year ago, a friend asked me how Microsoft would obtain world domination with Silverlight, since almost everyone already have Flash installed and Silverlight is yet another browser plugin. My guess was as simple as horrifying: Windows Update. There is no need to worry about such things as user preferences when you control the operating system.
Flash is often said to be an excellent tool for interactive visual effects when applied properly, while it’s a pain when it comes to accessibility and semantics. There is also the issue with search engine optimization, since the Google bots don’t know how to index the binary files.
Over the years, we’ve seen the birth and death of several design patterns for graphical user interfaces.