Re: Interactive Widget Nit: Sec 3.2.4

This is just my opinion, so take it for what it’s worth:

If we position/acknowledge that a (the) use case for overlay widgets are
older adults and uninformed users (i.e., users who are not aware of or know
how to set the accessibility settings in their browsers or operating
systems), then this issue of removing the term “overlay” becomes moot. More
importantly, it removes a significant portion of the argument about
overlays and people with disabilities.

Mike


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On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM Jason Taylor <jason@usablenet.com> wrote:

> Agree this should be removed
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> On Oct 17, 2025, at 4:08 AM, Janina Sajka <janina@a11y.nyc> wrote:
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> Current text has:
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> Some users need enlarged, or perhaps diminished fonts in order to read
> content comfortably. This capability allows increased or decreased font
> size adjustments through an interactive widget.
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> Q: Is this an exception that proves our no widgets rule? is their
> objection to removing the phrase: "through an interactive widget?"
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