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Re: Using CSS to hide a portion of the link text

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From: Geof Collis
Date: Aug 3, 2009 3:45PM

What happens if CSS and Images are turned off?



At 02:11 PM 8/3/2009, you wrote:
>The question is, do sighted people need to read it, or is the meaning clear
>in context?
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>For example, I've created css bar graphs that show the percentage of
>something. It's very clear from looking at the colored bar what number it
>represents if you are sighted. Screenreader users get a hidden span that
>says what the percent is. Is it discrimination because I'm not spelling out
>the percent to the sighted user too? I don't think so.
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>On 8/3/09 10:56 AM, "Geof Collis" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> > Ok, the more I think about this the less I understand.
> >
> > If I'm hiding something that only screen readers can see/hear isn't
> > that reverse discrimination because sighted people wont be able to read it?
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