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Re: Accessibility of Google Ads frames

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From: Ritz, Courtney L. (GSFC-7500)
Date: Aug 9, 2011 8:36AM

Thanks so much! I'll suggest that.

Courtney

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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jared Smith
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 10:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessibility of Google Ads frames

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Ritz, Courtney L. (GSFC-7500) wrote:

> My question is, does the developer who includes Google Ads on his or her site have any control over what gets shown in those frames?

Yes, you have limited control over the ad content. You can choose text-only ads, image/rich media ads, or a combination of both. The image and rich media ads are where the accessibility issues are introduced. If you enable rich media ads, I don't think you can turn off Flash ads specifically. You can limit to certain content categories or block particular ads or advertisers.

We have our ads set to text only and that is what I would recommend to maintain good accessibility.

Jared