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Re: how to make use of asterisks accessible

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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Nov 8, 2012 5:19PM

hello:
I and many screen reader users turn off punctuation so i have no idea
ware you put the * so i would vote for the footnote


On 11/8/12, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a web page I'm building that uses some asterisks to supply additional
> information. I'm wondering if I should move the supplemental information to
> the bottom of the page and link to it like one might do with footnotes, or
> is it understandable if it soon follows the use of the first asterisk?
>
> Here is my context (pasted from a Word document).
>
>
> * PERS/TRS participants, or those with no retirement plan:
> * $17,000 - If you are under age 50
> * $22,500* - If you are age 50 or over
> * State Board Retirement Plan participants:
> * $17,000 - If you are under age 50
> * $22,500* - If you are age 50 or over.
> *The VIP maximum contribution amount shown above includes the Age 50
> "Catch-up Contribution" of $5,500 as described in the "Catch-up
> Contributions" section below.
> Thank you,
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> http://www.checkoutacollege.com/
>
> > > >


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Lucia Greco
Web Access Analyst
IST-Campus Technology Services
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu