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Re: Script fonts within a graphic and 508 compliance

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: May 3, 2013 12:26PM

On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Jukka K. Korpela < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:
There is nothing in 508 about such things. But you can ask the user to
specify which 508 rule they think is violated here.

I doubt that the user will be able specify the standard that they think is
being violated. In my experience people think something is wrong and alert
somebody. Simply ignoring the potential flag/issue because they cannot
pin-point why, is the wrong approach on how to handle this. If I threw out
questions sent to me cause they cannot quote the law, I wouldn't have a job.

On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 2:02 PM, GF Mueden@ < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
We are wasting time until we know the users eye disability and ability,
what equipment is being used, and the settings, and an exact descriptiom
of what is seen.

George under the law a person has the right to not self identify as a
person with a disability. The only time the information you listed is
applicable, is if a formal complaint is filed or if the Section 508
Coordinator deemed the said site is compliant. Under both cases, this issue
should be taken off-line and not on this list.

--
Ryan E. Benson


On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Jukka K. Korpela < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> 2013-05-03 18:21, Strange, Lainie wrote:
>
> > The user is stating that because the font is
> > in script, it is not 508 compliant.
>
> There is nothing in 508 about such things. But you can ask the user to
> specify which 508 rule they think is violated here.
>
> > I've been digging and can't really seem to find anything in Section
> > 508 that directs me to say this is non-compliant. I know their
> > complaint is probably directed more towards low-vision users.
>
> Whether a script font is good for accessibility is a different question;
> 508 only deals with a relatively small set of accessibility rules that
> can be specified reasonably clearly and objectively. Readability of
> fonts is something different.
>
> Yucca
>
>
> > > >