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From: Wendy Mullin
Date: Sep 17, 2004 10:40AM

Hi -

I've always assumed that, for accessibility when developing Web pages,
you should let the user be able to override your font size with browser
controls, such as using IE's View | Text Size controls, or using the
browsers accessibility features.

However, as I am preparing a presentation on accessibility for some of
my coworkers, I cannot find a 508 or W3C/WAI standard/guideline that
states that one should not override the users ability to control font
size.

The closest I could find is the W3C/WAI's: Priority 2: 3.4 Use relative
rather than absolute units in markup language attribute values and style
sheet property values.

* Will using relative rather than absolute units always allow the user
to manipulate font size?
* Are there any other applicable checkpoints/standards I'm
overlooking?

Thanks.

Wendy

Wendy R. Mullin
University of South Carolina, Web Developer
1244 Blossom Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208
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