[access-uk] Re: Triple A resizing
- From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 06:17:20 -0000
Ah, sorry, Eleanor. My mistake.
I see your point now. Is it that the triple A's are very distinctive on a
web page so a partially sighted person could look for them and adjust
accordingly, then be able to use the site that they would not normally be
able to use?
Still, I maintain that it is training for use of the technology that
partially sighted people use, such as Windows, that would enable partially
sighted users to magnify their IE menu's, as well as the menu's for the rest
of the computer, and so be able to adjust font size on correctly coded web
pages.
The use of the 'Triple A' seems to smack of sighted people thinking that
they know what visually impaired users want yet, for all their good
intentions, they miss the point that this hand-holding is stifling a
partially sighted persons use of web sites that don't use the triple A's.
Cynically, I feel that it could even be a propaganda tool, being overtly
visually impaired friendly. If a site is going to start having built in
access technology, then where is the built in speech, built in sign
language, and built in voice recognition?
Cheers
Barry
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Eleanor Burke
Sent: 06 February 2009 11:00 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Triple A resizing
I know that Barry. Thought you wanted views about that facility or was there
a need given that blind and partially sighted had access technology. My
point was that it remained useful for those without access technology.
Eleanor
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Triple A resizing
From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 06/02/2009 10:02 pm
Hi Eleanor
It's not actually special software. If the web site is built properly, then
the text can be re-sized using the web browser. In Internet Explorer, it's
a sub menu in the view menu.
Cheers
Barry
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Eleanor Burke
Sent: 06 February 2009 9:37 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Triple A resizing
Barry not everyone has special software. I know partially sighted people who
struggle without screen readers.
Eleanor
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Subject: [access-uk] Triple A resizing
From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 05/02/2009 12:38 pm
Hi all
Firstly, sorry for the cross posting. I would like to get as many opinions
as possible on this one.
What's your views on the triple A that appears on sites to show that you can
increase the text size? Do you think there is a need to clutter the page
when you have the facility on your operating platform?
Cheers
Barry
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