- From: Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@ssbbartgroup.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 15:08:01 +0000
- To: public-low-vision-a11y-tf <public-low-vision-a11y-tf@w3.org>
The definition of Text from WCAG 2 is likely relevant. sequence of characters that can be programmatically determined, where the sequence is expressing something in human language Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: Laura Carlson [mailto:laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 11:01 AM To: Repsher, Stephen J; Jonathan Avila; Alastair Campbell Cc: public-low-vision-a11y-tf Subject: Re: Icon fonts - semantic elements Hi Stephen, Jonathan, Alastair, and all, On 5/17/17, Repsher, Stephen J <stephen.j.repsher@boeing.com> wrote: >> In my opinion, SC 1.3.1 is already met by providing aria-label or CSS >> off-screen text that is near/as subtree of the icon/icon link and >> conveys the same meaning. > > [Steve] Yes but that's 1.1.1 and not 1.3.1, right? Fundamental question to all: Do we consider icon fonts to be text or non-text content? The answer to that may help us sort it out. The icon fonts definitions that I have found are at: https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Icon_Font_with_an_On-Screen_Text_Alternative#Definitions Kindest Regards, Laura -- Laura L. Carlson
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