- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 14:50:43 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On 13/05/2013 14:28, Homme, James wrote: > Guideline 3.1.1: The default human language of each Web page can be > programmatically > determined. > (Level A). > > Since this is level (a), and I'm an English-only speaker, I'm asking > this question. If we have pages in another language, I'm guessing that > someone who uses speech would have difficulty using those pages. Is that > correct? Or are there also other accessibility considerations? Thanks > for your enlightenment. Yes, and also the other way around: if there's a non-english-speaking user who has their system set up by default to, say, French, then - even if your page is in English and it works fine for you - they need that hint for their AT (screenreader, narrator, etc) to switch to English pronunciation. P -- Patrick H. Lauke ______________________________________________________________ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com | http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ ______________________________________________________________ twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke ______________________________________________________________
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