Thanks Donna - Nice to hear from a
usability professional.
I guess this raises the question:
If we're all going hell-for-leather making fluid sites with relative fonts
for increased usability / accessibility and no one knows about it or how to use
it, then:
a) Is it worth the effort?
Emotionally, I'd say 'yes'. I want
to do the right thing, but if testing, debugging and getting it to work properly
is an extra 2 - 3 hours of development time then is it worth it economically
(for my client)?
b) How do we tell people about
it?
What's the best way to spread the
word?
In my sites' Accessibility
Statement, I have the following text:
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This site uses only relative font sizes, compatible with the
user-specified "text size" option in visual browsers. This option can be
adjusted by the user, allowing them to change the text size of their browser.
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But is it enough? How many people
read my beautifully written Accessibility Statement anyway? Should I be putting
up a separate page "How to change your text size" and link to it in the footer
of every page? If so, my footers are getting a little crowded...
1. Copyright
2. Disclaimer
3. Privacy
4. Accessibility
5. Site Map
Now.. 6. Change Text
Size
Seems a bit like overkill,
no?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna
Maurer"
