- From: Yeliz Yesilada <yesilady@cs.man.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:22:43 +0000
- To: MWI BPWG Public <public-bpwg@w3.org>
Some suggestions for extending the discussion for the following two BPs: [STYLE_SHEETS_SUPPORT] How does it help especially users with disabilities?: When content is organized logically, it will be rendered in a meaningful order when style sheets are turned off or not supported. This particularly helps disabled users who access pages in alternative modes. For example, blind users who use screen readers to access pages in audio, or users with low vision who use screen magnifiers. Visual font effects defined in CSS can not be relied upon a mobile device and many users may not perceive them, for example blind users who use screen readers and users with low vision who substitute authors' stylesheet with a personal stylesheet. For further information, refer to WCAG 2.0 Specific Benefits of Success Criterion 1.3.1 and the explanation of the [FONTS] best practice in this document. [STYLE_SHEETS_USE] How does it help especially users with disabilities?: Using CSS allows the separation of content and presentation, enabling users to adjust the presentation to suit their needs. Users with different disabilities benefit from this as it gives flexibility to user agents to adapt content according to the needs of individual users. For example, users with low vision will be able to change font sizes and background colours to meet their needs by substituting the authors' stylesheet. Regards, Yeliz -------------------------------------------------------- School of Computer Science The University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL URL: http://hcw.cs.manchester.ac.uk/ Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6239 Fax: +44 (0) 845 139 5599 --------------------------------------------------------
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