[Athen] Left-aligned vs justified text

[Karlen Communications]

I was amused by it too. It is like saying "all buildings have stairs so they
must not be a problem for accessibility."

 

LOL

 

Cheers, Karen

 

From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Krista Greear
Sent: July 5, 2017 12:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Left-aligned vs justified text

 

The professor's quote, "since justified text is always used in books, it
must not be a problem for accessibility", both amuses and exasperates me.  

 

.Just because we have always done something a certain way does not mean it
was actually accessible then, nor does it mean it is accessible now. This is
a great reflection of an outdated, widespread philosophy that we are trying
to change. 

 

 

KRISTA GREEAR 

Assistant Director

Disability Resources for Students 

 

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Box 352808 
Seattle, WA 98195-2808

Direct: 206.221.4136 / Main: 206.543.8924

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http://disability.uw.edu 



 

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Thanks, everybody!

 

Ragged-edge/left-aligned makes more sense to me intuitively, for
accessibility/readability, but I started to question myself after a
chemistry professor complained that it looks "messy." He posited that since
justified text is always used in books, it must not be a problem for
accessibility.

 

Thanks for all your help. :)

 

 

Christine Robinson | Technical Trainer/Writer | Center for Teaching
Excellence

Georgia Gwinnett College | 1000 University Center Lane, Suite A-1020 |
Lawrenceville, GA 30043

678-407-5193 office | 770-856-2022 mobile

 

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Also, using justified text will cause unusual spacing between letters and
words which can be problematic for individuals with low vision and/or
learning disabilities.

 

 

Robert Lee Beach

Assistive Technology Specialist

Kansas City Kansas Community College

7250 State Avenue

Kansas City, KS  66112

Phone: 913-288-7671

Email: rbeach at kckcc.edu <mailto:rbeach at kckcc.edu> 

 

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Just say no to justified text.  If it has to be converted to something else
(say, PDF to Word), the result is disastrous.  Left-justified should be your
go to.

 

Susan Kelmer

Alternate Format Production Program Manager

Disability Services

University of Colorado Boulder

303-735-4836

 

 

 

From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Christine Robinson
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2017 7:24 AM
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Subject: [Athen] Left-aligned vs justified text

 

Hi -

 

Can anybody tell me, for certain, whether there are accessibility standards
regarding making text left-aligned instead of justified, in both web pages
and electronic documents such as Word and PDF?

 

thanks!

Chris

 

Christine Robinson | Technical Trainer/Writer | Center for Teaching
Excellence

Georgia Gwinnett College | 1000 University Center Lane, Suite A-1020 |
Lawrenceville, GA 30043

678-407-5193 

 

My job is about helping the GGC community make better use of our
commonly-used technology. 

Feel free to ask me for help!

 

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