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Re: Don't require <Q>

From: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 11:13:45 +1100 (EST)
To: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10101161110520.3110-100000@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au> 


On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Kynn Bartlett wrote:
> Question:  Has it -ever- been proven in practice that use of <Q>
> increases accessibility for people with disabilities?  Are there
> current assistive technologies which recognize and use the <Q>
> tag in a meaningful way?

Emacspeak can treat it appropriately if an aural CSS property is
associated with it in a style sheet. Some braille translation packages
have basic styling mechanisms which could also benefit from it.
Received on Monday, 15 January 2001 19:13:54 GMT

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