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From: Tony Trott
Date: Mon, Sep 09 2002 2:38PM
Subject: relative sizes
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Hi. A response to an earlier posting of mine got me thinking about 508 and the differences between its accessibility rules and those of Bobby. I did not see any requirements that relative positioning be used instead of absolute positioning in 508. Did I just miss it? Bobby seems to make a big deal of positioning and I'm wondering if relative is, in fact, the way to go for accessibility.

I think relative positioning looks better in general and is certainly not any harder to implement so I will

From: Paul Bohman
Date: Mon, Sep 09 2002 4:46PM
Subject: RE: relative sizes
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There is no mention of relative sizing in the Section 508 guidelines
(see http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/checklist).

Relative sizing for layout and fonts is still something that I
recommend. You want to make your designs as "enlargeable" and
"compactable" as possible, to benefit those with low vision who need the
large text, and configurable layout.

Paul Bohman
Technology Coordinator
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
www.webaim.org
Center for Persons with Disabilities
www.cpd.usu.edu
Utah State University
www.usu.edu