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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Jun 26, 2019 8:26PM

Hi Julie, from a WCAG 2.1 perspective you will want to make sure that web content can be used at 320CSS pixel width without horizontal scrolling required to read blocks of text. Also WCAG 2.1 requires that text spacing can be increased. Generally this is best meet by fluid design. Responsive design breakpoints that used absolute values could met the requirements as well if the design allowed for enough flexibility and breakpoints to support 320CSS pixel viewport widths and had enough padding and flexibly to support text spacing increments. So -- it is possible to use a number of techniques to meet the requirement -- but generally a fluid design that is responsive will work better at different zoom levels and also be less likely to introduce horizontal scrollbars are different viewport widths and zoom levels.

Jonathan

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