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Re: Testing Web pages with Screen Reader after Disabling CSS:

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Apr 25, 2017 8:01AM

Well said JP :) well said.


On 4/25/17, JP Jamous < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Great point Birkir. I agree with you. Personally, I do not turn CSS off.
>
> This started a long debate at work. We are still trying to find out if it
> behooves us or not. Personally, I don't see any value in turn it off. I
> would take JavaScript as an example.
>
> Many posts on the web used to talk about turning JS off in the browser. The
> current web is loaded with JS that are encapsulated in different frameworks
> such as bootstrap and much more. All the sudden it became that turning JS
> off in the browser breaks the whole UI.
>
> I am sure some folks out there still do it, but the majority would not touch
> it. The same applies to CSS. Let it be, as so many classes are used in the
> CSS to enhance many visual presentations. As long as the CSS is designed to
> accommodate low vision and color-blind users, why remove it?
>
> It doesn't violate WCAG; It doesn't cause any issues; and the only
> alternative is to use more embedded CSS, which would make the page larger in
> size. Why have redundant CSS, when knowing that avoiding it completely is
> not feasible. It was developed for a reason.
>
> I just wanted to answer his questions in case he was determined to test
> without it. Although, I'd recommend keeping it running as more visual issues
> can be captured that way, which would impact low vision and color-blind
> users.
>
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