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Re: Update: APA/MLA style formatting versus WCAG guidelines

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From: L Snider
Date: Sep 20, 2019 7:30AM

Hi Laurie,

I am excited as well, a long time coming! Thanks so much for sharing that!

Cheers

Lisa

On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 10:11 AM Laurie Kamrowski < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> This is really awesome and helpful - Stephanie Lazer from the APA actually
> responded to me as well, and it appears that at least the APA is addressing
> the accessibility issue! This is what she sent me:
>
> *****
>
> Thank you for your question! When you are using sixth edition APA Style,
> WCAG standards can take precedence (but note that APA Style does not use
> underlining except for allowing it to remain in hyperlinks, so underlining
> should not be too significant a problem). I also consulted with our
> resident expert on accessibility for an update on seventh edition APA Style
> in relation to WCAG standards, and this is what she said:
>
>
>
> The style team has consulted with accessibility experts to ensure that APA
> Style is compliant with WCAG 2.0 standards. It should not clash at all.
>
>
>
> Seventh edition style limits the use of italics in the text more than was
> the case in sixth edition style. In the text italics are used very
> sparingly, and linguistic examples now are to be set in quotation marks,
> not italics. In the reference list, italics are still used for titles of
> works, which is a long-standing industry practice that did not raise
> concerns with our experts.
>
>
>
> Additionally, APA Style does not use underlining except for in hyperlinks,
> which is consistent with the recommendations of WCAG 2.0.
>
>
>
> In the beginning of October we will be debuting our new APA Style website
> that will have information about accessibility as well, so stay tuned!
>
>
>
> I hope this helps!
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Stefanie
>
>
>
> *Stefanie Lazer *
>
> APA Style Expert
>
> American Psychological Association
>
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>
> *****
>
> I am so excited that they are addressing this!
>
> Laurie
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