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Re: Script fonts within a graphic and 508 compliance

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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: May 3, 2013 10:03AM

Lainie wrote:
"this logo includes the script font tagline underneath it. The user is
stating that because the font is in script, it is not 508 compliant."

The user who filed the complaint may indeed not be able to view the logo and
tagline, but the fact that the tagline is in a script font probably isn't
the problem. Some reasons that would make the tagline inaccessible are:
1. The tagline is a graphic, not live text. Solution: Alt-text.
2. The font is illegible or difficult to read. Solution: Choose a more
readable font.

Some scripts are less legible than others, making it difficult for sighted
visitors to read. But other scripts are quite legible. It also depends upon
how large or small the text is set.

But, on the other hand, the tagline of a logo is PR fluff and not essential
content. I'm wondering why anyone would take the time and effort to file a
formal accessibility complaint for something such a useless item on a
website. Plenty of other items in a website to worry about than the
frou-frou tagline.

-Bevi Chagnon
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