Re: User Stylesheets are Assistive Technology

I think a major issue with user stylesheets is that there are no stable
CSS-APIs that you could work against. A user-stylesheet is basically a
monkey-patch that will break on a regular basis.

In order to get this working reliably we would have to convince authors
to trat their CSS as a public interface and announce breaking changes
early on. I am not sure this reasonable.

tobias


On 18/07/18 01:50, Wayne Dick wrote:
> There are lots of people who claim to be accessibility experts who
> disregard the value of user stylesheets as a significant technology to
> mitigate problems of visual interface. Actually they work quite well.
> 
> This technology is used primarily be people who are left out of the
> mainstream ATs. They are a way to change colors, ensure a personalized
> contrast ration, control column width and many other things.
> 
> I use Safari because the browser will host user stylesheets. It is too bad
> that other browsers decided to stop supporting this important assistive
> technology.
> 
> I think the AG should at least recognize that this is a form of assistive
> technology that is available in a technology landscape that offers almost
> nothing useful for most people with low vision and cognitive disabilities.
> 
> For those who want to tell me how wonderful screen magnifiers are if I just
> used them correctly, don't bother. I probably know how to use them better
> than you. For my needs, screen magnification scores zero.
> 
> Wayne Dick
>

Received on Wednesday, 18 July 2018 19:40:40 UTC