On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 11:02:53 +1100, Andreas Boehmer [Addictive Media] <...> > Not all users with visual disabilities use a screen reader. Some may only > require a larger font size or a different font colour. Others use screen > readers in combination with enlarged fonts. A user I tested once insisted on > having 14 pt font-size in blue colour on white background. The problem was > that his visual disability made it very hard for him to read font that was > black or smaller than 14 pt. Here's another group: older people with reduced > eyesight.
These users would benefit most from the 'Accessibility' options under Options menu.That allows them: Ignore colors specified on Web pages Ignore font-styles specified on Web pages Ignore font-sizes specified on Web pages Use own stylesheet Having in mind how many sites with 14pt blue text I've came across this is the only viable option: set own stylesheet with aforementioned rules. Fiddling with fonts on every single page is a nightmare, not an accessibility. But this by any means does not make your statement below invalid: <...> > That's why we should give them the option to create their own little world. > Regards, Rimantas -- http://rimantas.com/ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
