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Re: Best practices showing revisions (strikethroughs, etc.)

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From: Scott González
Date: Jan 7, 2014 2:36PM

I've seen a suggestion for using <del> along with the following CSS:

@media braille, embossed, speech {
del:before { content: "Deleted: "; }
del:after { content: " (End of deletion.) "; }
}



On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Wyant, Jay (MNIT) < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Our state's Revisor (department in charge of posting and tracking bills)
> is committed to accessibility. We are concerned that there doesn't seem to
> be a standard for showing document revisions in html format. As an example,
> here's a typical page on the Revisor's Bill site:
>
> https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1862&version=0&session=ls88&session_year=2013&session_number=0
>
> Deletions are identified by the tag <s></s>, additions by the underline
> tag. (A March 27 note in the WebAIM archives expressed concerns that this
> tag is deprecated. Another note argued against using the <del> tag.)
>
> Is there any reference source for standards for such revision marks?
>
> As an aside, we explored how a blind user would identify the revisions.
> Turns out unless we alert the user to change their screen reader's settings
> to "proofreading mode," the user would not be aware of any changes in the
> text. Also, we learned that VoiceOver and accessibility tools for mobile
> devices are not sufficiently granular to detect these changes.
>
> Best,
>
> Jay
>
> JAY WYANT | CHIEF INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY OFFICER
> MN.IT SERVICES, CENTRAL
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> Information Technology for Minnesota Government | mn.gov/oet
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> Learn: http://mn.gov/oet/governance/for-agencies/accessibility/
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