Re: Agenda tweak: 9 Dec 2015

Alan,
I am a little confused. You only mean  large type on paper, not large print
for monitors? Is that correct?
Wayne



On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 6:25 PM, ALAN SMITH <alands289@gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
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> I addressed the large format printing needs in the early days of our
> forming.
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> I’m not sure which document that would be in now.
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> Basically, large format printing is the biggest gap I see in
> recommendations for web and mobile for low vision users.
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> They need printing services from IT devices similar to what can currently
> only be obtained by specialty printing services.
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> Here are the recommended guidelines:
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> http://acb.org/node/750
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> Guidelines
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> The following are best practices and guidelines for large print documents.
> The order in which these items appear does not denote any ranking or
> relative importance.
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>    - In general, at least an 18 point, and preferably a 20 point, bold,
>    sans serif, mono or fixed space font is desirable. Adobe's Verdana,
>    Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial; Linotype's Futura Light Bolded; and Typography's
>    Gotham Rounded fonts currently offer optimal readability for large print
>    documents when the aforementioned parameters are applied.
>    - Large print documents, with a line spacing (leading) of at least
>    1.5, provide good readability and help reduce eye strain.
>    - Titles and headings should be larger than the text of the document
>    and contain both upper and lower case letters. Titles and headings should
>    be aligned left where possible.
>    - Large print documents that display the text in blocked paragraphs
>    which are aligned left are preferable. Double spacing between paragraphs is
>    necessary for readability.
>    - Bulleted text should be identified by large solid dark bullets, with
>    double spacing between items.
>    - Eliminate "widows" and "orphans" when continuing text from one page
>    to the next.
>    - Page numbers should be the same font style and of at least the same
>    font size as the document text.
>    - In single-sided, unbound documents, the page number should be
>    positioned in the top right corner. Additionally, it is helpful to have the
>    page number appear at the bottom center. In book formatted documents, the
>    page number should be located in either the upper or lower outer corner of
>    each page. In either case, a margin of at least 0.75 inches is needed to
>    accommodate the page number.
>    - The paper used in large print documents should have a matte or dull
>    finish to reduce glare. An eggshell color minimizes eye strain.
>    - Paper used in large print documents should be no less than twenty
>    pound bond to avoid "bleed thru".
>    - Emphasis is best achieved by the use of asterisks, dashes, double
>    bolding, or by simply underlining an individual word. The use of color or
>    italics is not acceptable for low vision readers.
>    - Horizontally connect two columns of information with leader dots, as
>    in a table of contents. When a table appears in a large print document, it
>    should be kept on one page. Horizontal and vertical lines between rows and
>    columns will facilitate tracking in tables with multiple columns.
>    - Binding large print documents that are up to approximately 20 sheets
>    of paper can be saddle stapled. Thicker documents must be bound with an
>    appropriate spiral or wiro binding to facilitate flattening for ease of
>    reading. An ample margin is needed to accommodate the binding.
>    - The enlargement feature on a copy machine does *NOT* produce large
>    print documents. Copy machines create fuzzy text, which is often on
>    oversized pages, making the document cumbersome. The use of electronic
>    editing and formatting produces large print documents of superior quality.
>    - Low vision readers have trouble with graphs, charts, and pictures in
>    documents. An effort should be made to isolate them on individual pages
>    accompanied by explanatory captions.
>    - Color and hue are not as important as high visual color contrast
>    between a background and a text to those with low vision. The greater the
>    difference between the "light reflectance values" (LRV) of two adjacent
>    surfaces, the greater the contrast. Large print documents produced with a
>    high degree of contrast receive high marks from the low vision community.
>    - It is generally understood that the characteristics which have the
>    greatest effect on the readability of large print documents can be ranked
>    as follows: spacing, font size, contrast, and font style. Printing houses
>    and publishers should focus on these characteristics when producing
>    documents for the low vision community.
>    - Depending on eye condition, some low vision readers can read text
>    that is presented in two columns, while others can read text in full width
>    format.
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> Regards,
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> Alan
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> *From: *Shawn Henry
> *Sent: *Tuesday, December 8, 2015 8:24 PM
> *To: *public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org
> *Subject: *Agenda tweak: 9 Dec 2015
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> A tweak to:
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> > Agenda+ sectional summaries vs introductions
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> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-low-vision-a11y-tf/2015Dec/0001.html
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> Agenda+ user needs section intros: descriptions or summaries, or both?
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> https://github.com/w3c/low-vision-a11y-tf/issues/2
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