[Athen] currency of NCDAE “Identifying Web Accessibility Issues” Cheat Sheet?

[Joseph Sherman]

Hi Adina,

I believe that according to WCAG 2.1 Guideline 1.4.10 Reflow<https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/#reflow>, users should be able to Zoom to 400% without the loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrolling in two dimensions. See also Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.10: Reflow<https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/reflow.html>.


Joseph

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Adina Mulliken
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Subject: [Athen] currency of NCDAE “Identifying Web Accessibility Issues” Cheat Sheet?

Hi all,
Would someone be able to advise me whether anything in the short NCDAE “Identifying Web Accessibility Issues” Cheat Sheethttp://ncdae.org/resources/cheatsheets/accessibility.php<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ncdae.org_resources_cheatsheets_accessibility.php&d=DwMF-g&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=NS7sMOEYVINwm3e4REboGQG-NnI841o0NWYqtIwWJ4U&m=t11spIATVrsDaBcDX5erLJ-s_pEHIrzc7Oc1Qvr5RrA&s=gOLbpKNFc6wNfPl0AI_LOWRvU8AS2v33djEcub8zLEk&e=> is outdated, since it was published in 2013?

Particularly, is this recommendation it makes still appropriate?
“Some users with visual disabilities enlarge page content for readability, but enlarging content on a page can sometimes cause layout problems. To make content larger, press Ctrl (Cmd on Mac) and + (plus). Ctrl and - (minus) makes content smaller and Ctrland the number 0 will return to the default. Zoom the page several times and make sure everything is readable, especially images with text. It is fine if a horizontal scroll bar appears at the bottom of your window.”

I’m considering suggesting linking to the cheat sheet for our library’s collection development policy  because I think the cheat sheet has a level of detail that seems practical for some librarians who need to at least partially evaluate accessibility of a resource.  But, I don’t want to do that if it’s out of date.

Thanks for any advice!

Adina Mulliken
Assistant Professor, Librarian
Social Work and Public Health Library
Hunter College, CUNY
Phone: 212-396-7665
Pronouns: she, her

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