- From: Elizabeth J. Pyatt <ejp10@psu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:24:14 -0400
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Joe Clark wrote: >One's esteemed colleague Richard Rutter asks what specific benefits >for accessibility CSS actually has. > ><http://www.clagnut.com/blog/1553/> > -- I agree that caution should be used in equating CSS with accessibility - you can create inaccessible (but valid) CSS as easily as inaccessible HTML. But there are some tangible benefits including: a. better margin control than you can get with plain HTML - no more text running to the side b. ability to increase line spacing for readability. c. the ability to create rollover links without javascript - screen readers see these as "regular" links d. control some aspects of layout without HTML TABLE's (I did finally realize that screen readers announce all tables in advance, even the layout tables) In fact, the Penn State accessibility Website has a page on just this issue http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/accessibility/css.html And reducing the amount of HTML clutter with CSS reduces download times of pages, which does benefit everyone. Elizabeth -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D. Instructional Designer Education Technology Services, TLT/ITS Penn State University ejp10@psu.edu, (814) 865-0805 or (814) 865-2030 (Main Office) 210 Rider Building II 227 W. Beaver Avenue State College, PA 16801-4819 http://www.personal.psu.edu/ejp10/psu http://tlt.psu.edu
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