Re: Sans serif and accessibility

Katie,

I think you have very neatly summed up my personal motto as a teacher
and practitioner of technical communication: "Lose the jargon and
think about what the audience need to know".

Thanks,

David

On 16 March 2010 09:42, Raincharm Communications Limited
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Interesting to see this subject raising its head once again.
>
> Mark - I didn't really convince anyone of anything. After conducting quite a
> labour intensive and mainly anecdotal round of research we actually
> discovered that Trebuchet wasn't that offensive or inaccessible but was
> being rejected by the disability group who had objected to its use in the
> first purely on the grounds of the fact that they wanted they thought the
> Council in question to use Arial.
>
> I can send you my findings if anyone is interested but I found the entire
> experience akin to The Emperor's New Clothes. Accessibility should not be a
> payoff or even stand off between creativity and accessibility. Most
> computers can adapt fonts and type size for people who need to make
> adjustments.
>
> Accessibility isn't just about the size and shape - it's about the words! If
> only things were made easier to read and understand then we would all be
> better off. Lose the jargon and think about what the audience need to know.
> We are making problems where there needn't be any. It is all far too
> political and complex in my opinion.
>
> Best to all
>
> Katie
>
>
> Raincharm Communications Ltd
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