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From: Judith.A.Blankman
Date: Aug 5, 2015 12:05PM

Thanks for confirming my position, will keep on keeping on (the
perpetrators, to get them to stop).

On 8/4/15, 8:46 PM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Chaals McCathie Nevile"
< <EMAIL REMOVED> on behalf of <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

>Yes, you should be fighting these battles.
>
>Whatever WCAG says, the point is that they make things disappear by being
>
>illegible.
>
>Some stuff is just common sense, and doesn't need a WCAG checkpoint, like
>
>"don't hide everything by making it too small to see". Hmmm. Which
>demonstrates why WCAG should be updated not to rely on common sense :(
>
>cheers
>
>On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:11:36 -0400, John E Brandt < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>wrote:
>
>> @mallory - ditto "losing the battle" - this and low contrast are my
>>pet
>> peeves. What's with all the gray!
>> http://jebswebs.net/blog/2013/07/whats-with-all-the-gray/
>>
>> ~j
>>
>> John E. Brandt
>> jebswebs: accessible and universal web design,
>> development and consultation
>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> 207-622-7937
>> Augusta, Maine, USA
>>
>> @jebswebs
>> www.jebswebs.com
>>
>>
>>