RE: Suggestion for WCAG 2.2: disabling styles
Steve Green <[email protected]> Tue, 12 May 2020 10:32:29 +0000
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--_000_DB8PR09MB402594338771FD0C3C303E07C7BE0DB8PR09MB4025eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This used to be a success criterion under WCAG 1.0. I suspect it is not now= because CSS is considered to be an accessibility supported technology. Those who work on UK public sector websites may be interested to know that = the Government Digital Service (GDS) mandate that websites must be usable w= ithout either CSS or JavaScript. This applies to all central government dep= artments and any other public sector organisations that adopt the GDS Servi= ce Standard. https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressive-enhancement Steve Green Managing Director Test Partners Ltd From: Hilera Gonz=E1lez Jos=E9 Ram=F3n <[email protected]<mailto:jose.hile= [email protected]>> Sent: 12 May 2020 09:26 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Suggestion for WCAG 2.2: disabling styles Hello. The success criterion 1.4.10 Reflow establishes: Content can be presented w= ithout loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrollin= g in two dimensions for: vertical scrolling content at a width equivalent t= o 320 CSS pixels<https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#dfn-css-pixels>; horizontal = scrolling content at a height equivalent to 256 CSS pixels<https://www.w3.o= rg/TR/WCAG21/#dfn-css-pixels>. Why not also include in this criterion or in a new one that content can be = presented without loss of information or functionality disabling all styles= ? Regards Jos=E9 R. Hilera --_000_DB8PR09MB402594338771FD0C3C303E07C7BE0DB8PR09MB4025eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:x=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m=3D"http://schema= s.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html= 40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:70.85pt 85.05pt 70.85pt 85.05pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">This used to be a success criterion under WCAG 1.0. = I suspect it is not now because CSS is considered to be an accessibility su= pported technology.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Those who work on UK public sector websites may be i= nterested to know that the Government Digital Service (GDS) mandate that we= bsites must be usable without either CSS or JavaScript. This applies to all= central government departments and any other public sector organisations that adopt the GDS Service Standard.= <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><a href=3D"https://ww= w.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressive-enhancement">https://w= ww.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressive-enhancement</a><o:p><= /o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin= e-height:normal"> Steve Green<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin= e-height:normal"> Managing Director<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin= e-height:normal"> Test Partners Ltd<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin= e-height:normal"> <b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></= b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Hilera Gonz=E1= lez Jos=E9 Ram=F3n <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">jose.hilera@ua= h.es</a>> <br> <b>Sent:</b> 12 May 2020 09:26<br> <b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <b>Subject:</b> Suggestion for WCAG 2.2: disabling styles<o:p></o:p></span>= </p> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">= Hello.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">= The success criterion 1.4.10 Reflow establishes: Content can be presented w= ithout loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrollin= g in two dimensions for: vertical scrolling content at a width equivalent to 320 </span><span lang=3D"ES" style=3D"font-family= :"Arial",sans-serif"><a href=3D"https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#dfn= -css-pixels"><span lang=3D"EN-US">CSS pixels</span></a></span><span lang=3D= "EN-US" style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">; horizontal scrolling content at a height equivalent to 256 </span><span lang=3D"ES" s= tyle=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href=3D"https://www.w3= .org/TR/WCAG21/#dfn-css-pixels"><span lang=3D"EN-US">CSS pixels</span></a><= /span><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-seri= f">.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;line-= height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Why not also include = in this criterion or in a new one that content can be presented without los= s of information or functionality disabling all styles?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;line-= height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></sp= an></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin= e-height:normal;background:white"> <span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial"= ;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ES">Regards<o:p></o:p></spa= n></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin= e-height:normal;background:white"> <span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial"= ;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ES"><o:p> </o:p></span= ></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;lin= e-height:normal;background:white"> <span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial"= ;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ES">Jos=E9 R. Hilera<o:p></= o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"ES"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_DB8PR09MB402594338771FD0C3C303E07C7BE0DB8PR09MB4025eurp_--