- From: Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:40:14 -0500
- To: WebFonts WG <www-font@w3.org>, List WAI Liaison <wai-liaison@w3.org>, List WAI PF <w3c-wai-pf@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <4CE52CBE.2030408@w3.org>
The Protocols and Formats Working Group is responding to a request to review the WOFF File Format http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-WOFF-20101116/. Group consensus on this message is archived at http://www.w3.org/2010/11/17-pf-minutes. Because the WOFF File Format does not define or modify a content language, but operates at lower levels, we do not think it presents concerns about accessibility to people with disabilities. Therefore we have no formal comments on the document, and are sending this message to state that explicitly in response to the review request. We do note that Web Fonts is a major benefit to Web accessibility. The availability of downloadable fonts allows content to be implemented in such a way that users can modify size, color, and other layout characteristics as needed for accessibility, while retaining design parameters set by the content author without recourse to solutions such as text rendered as bitmaps that present major accessibility problems. It did not seem there was a natural part of the document in which to mention this accessibility use case. However, we encourage you to mention this in publicity materials about this technology. Web Fonts in general brings many benefits and accessibility is one of them. If you would like more details about how we see this as an "accessibility win", feel free to contact us. Michael -- Michael Cooper Web Accessibility Specialist World Wide Web Consortium, Web Accessibility Initiative E-mail cooper@w3.org <mailto:cooper@w3.org> Information Page <http://www.w3.org/People/cooper/>
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