> It is the sine qua non of accessibility And that's exactly the point I'm trying to make...just addressing the font-size issue is the most basic form of accomodation possible. We can do better.
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Chris F.A. Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > On Thu, 2 Jul 2009, Rick Faircloth wrote: > > > But how will you magnify the images and layout as designed for me to > view? > > Addressing font issues is only the absolute basic attempt to make the web > > more accessible...It's important to be able to see "how" something is > said > > and with > > what supporting content and context, rather than just "what" is said. > > > > Focusing on font-size is quite an antiquated, limited view of > accessiblity. > > It is the sine qua non of accessibility. It's not the only issue, > but it is the most basic. > > > Magnification of entire monitor screens (not just decreasing resolution), > > and > > browser magnification address all the issues, and in a very satisfying > and > > simple manner, > > rather than asking/requiring web designers/developers to spend countless > > hours > > trying to code around the issues. > > There is no issue to code around. The only issue is > overspecifying sizes which leads to inaccessible pages. Less is > more. > > -- > Chris F.A. Johnson, webmaster <http://woodbine-gerrard.com> > =================================================================== > Author: > Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress) > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [email protected] > ******************************************************************* > > > -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation." Henry Kissinger ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [email protected] *******************************************************************
