Support Concerns
Adobe Flash Elements #
Why It is Prohibited #
- Not accessible (though tools exist to help with this, they are limited by old systems and are by no means universal/widespread).
- Not Responsive.
Alternatives #
- Videos (using the Embedded Video Macro).
- Images (with proper use of either Figures or images with Alternative Text).
If anyone gives you trouble over this, please direct them to contact their communicator or HSC Marketing.
Tables #
Why We Don't Recommend It #
- Not Accessible (very cumbersome for screen readers and assistive technology).
- Not Responsive.
Alternatives #
Photo Galleries #
Why We Don't Recommend It #
- Consistently low activity in traffic reports and analytics.
- Social Media is better suited for large amounts of media, and creates more opportunity to point traffic back to the website.
- Photo galleries require larger data requests which can cost users money when viewing them on phones or tablets over their cellular network.
- Almost all photo galleries do not have alternative text for the photos which is an accessibility issue.
Alternatives #
- Using Social Media for large groups of photos (flickr, Facebook, etc.)
Newsletters and Archives #
Why We Don't Recommend It #
- Consistently low activity in traffic reports and analytics.
- Excessive page length or page count (either the page is really long, or a page is made for each item, which makes a ton of excess pages).
Alternatives #
- Linking to a PDF rather than creating content pages. Otherwise, we generally suggest (if they must exist) they go no further back than five years.