Once More, with Feeling: Good Design Is Accessible Design

CSS is a powerful addition to the repertoire for accessible Web design. We’ve shown the benefits of distinguishing content and structure from presentation and layout and shown how styles can be used to enhance accessibility by highlighting important structural elements of the document. We’ve discussed font selection and spacing as well as color and contrast. We’ve explained that you can use CSS positioning to replace layout tables, making navigation schemes more accessible and sites easier to maintain. We’ve also shown how important it is to include individuals with different disabilities in user testing—that’s the best way to be sure you’re aware of any unintended consequences that your ...

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