Rick, I have not gotten into it too much because it has not been a requirement, having just the alt/title tags is usually enough, but there has been talk over at the EPA accessiblity testing group to require setting width and height of images using EM instead of PX. This is so that if a user bumps up the text size (ctrl +) that the image will get bigger at the same ratio. Of course the text would need to be in EM also. This is something that I personally have not gotten into yet, but it may become a requirement for one of my contracts.
On 2/14/08, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What does your friend do about images? Enlarging the text would be a > start, > but if I were having great difficulty viewing the screen, I would want a > solution that allows me to view images, as well. > > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 1:51 PM > > To: jQuery (English) > > Subject: [jQuery] Re: a small accessibility rant > > > > > > Wow, I really appreciate both of your quick replies! > > > > Benjamin, I have seen yours & Richard's contributions - knowing I'm > > not all alone is what's keeping me motivated ;) > > > > From the accessibility plugin's demo page, it serves an accessibility > > reminder. Which is a start :) > > > > @JMoore - my point is this: My friend's computer is *her* computer. > > How can it be right to say she shouldn't choose to make use of its > > built-in capabilities to read what's on the screen?? > > You may as well say that using a magnifier to read the newspaper is a > > hack ..... > > > > > > On Feb 14, 6:23 pm, "Benjamin Sterling" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Cherry, > > > There are quite a few of us that would agree with you, Richard Worth > and > > > myself to name two, there is plugin but could not find it right away > that > > > help with accessibility. Everything I do has to be 508 compliant and > not > > > just because I feel it is the right thing to do, but I would with the > Gov't, > > > ie. epa, army.mil, and so on. So I understand your point of view and > the > > > best suggestion is to keep doing what you are doing and always keep > > > accessibility on the front burner. > > > -- > > > Benjamin > > > Sterlinghttp://www.KenzoMedia.comhttp://www.KenzoHosting.comhttp://www.benjaminsterling.com > > > -- Benjamin Sterling http://www.KenzoMedia.com http://www.KenzoHosting.com http://www.benjaminsterling.com
