[bcab] Re: accessibility of DIV vs P tags

technically I dont' think there is any problemw ith div tags? But I do
find that using div tags alone without <p> tags tends to make for poor
spacing of content using a screenreader. 
 
If anyone else could add to this I'd also benefit here.
 
thanks 
 
 
 
 

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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Karen Packham
Sent: 29 November 2006 11:39
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] accessibility of DIV vs P tags



Hi,

 

I am a freelancer who, among other things, works on the content and
usability of websites. Having put one major website through the RNIB's
See It Right audit a few years ago, I also try hard to ensure that the
websites I work on are accessible, although of course that is somewhat
down to the commitment of my clients - but I do my best.

 

However, while I have a reasonably broad understanding of aspects that
affect accessibility, I usually rely on good web agencies to look after
the coding side of things. 

 

On one of my current projects I have come across something that worries
me, so hope that someone on this list can enlighten me on the following:
what is the difference in terms of <DIV> tags and <P> tags when it comes
to accessibility? The main page content on this particular site (which
was set up before I got involved) all seems to be using DIV tags instead
of P tags. It's not what I would expect to see, but I don't know if it's
actually an accessibility problem and want to find out before I talk to
the agency involved.

 

If anyone can help, I'd be really grateful.

 

Thanks,

 

Karen

 

Karen Packham

Editorial and website services

 

 


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