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From: Al Sparber
Date: May 29, 2009 1:40AM

From: "Gary Williamson" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >

> Hi. I'm just trying to find some definitive answers to the accessibility
> of
> drop down menus. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Are they
> compliant with WCAG priority 2 guidelines?

They can easily be made so based on the quality of the script and the
deployment. So-called "pure" CSS menus are sometimes accessible, but never
usable.

Here is a brief article/example of an accessible deployment:
http://www.projectseven.com/products/menusystems/pmm2/ug-examples/accessible/

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Al Sparber - PVII
http://www.projectseven.com