- From: <shawn@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:06:46 +0000
- To: PFWG Public Comments <public-pfwg-comments@w3.org>
Document: Media Accessibility User Requirements First Public Working Draft 3 January 2012 Part: 4.7. Requirements on the use of the viewport () Concerning [VP-2]: This only gives access to change font size, font face and color. Hansen showed in 1999 that letter, line and word spacing were important factors that improved reading for readers with low vision. Vicki Hansen was no slouch. She was chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Accessibility and the Director of Research on disabilities at IBM Watson Labs. Even though this has rock solid data backing refereed literature, WAI groups consistently neglect spacing as a key to accessibility for low vision. I appeal to the group to send the request to PFWG to include access to letter, line and word spacing. The need for this access was established 9 years before WCAG was approved. Wayne Dick
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