<div dir="ltr">Hello Chris,<br> <br>Technically documents don’t strictly fall under WCAG 2.0, but many people use it on them. Some people say they can fall under WCAG2ICT, but that is non-web information and software, and personally I never saw the link to documents that were available on the web.<br> <br>If you say WCAG 2.0 can be applied to documents, then this may apply and it relates to 1.4.8 Visual Presentation (at the AAA level):<br><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G169.html">https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G169.html</a><br> <br>Here they use it as an ‘add on’ and not as required:<br><a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/meaning.html">https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/meaning.html</a><br> <br>Hope that helps!<br> <br>Cheers<br> <br>Lisa<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>Lisa Snider<br>Senior Consultant and Owner<br>Access Changes Everything<br> <br><a href="http://www.AccessChangesEverything.com">www.AccessChangesEverything.com</a><br>(800) 208-1936 or local (204) 430-5180<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Robert Beach <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rbeach@kckcc.edu" target="_blank">rbeach@kckcc.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Robert Lee Beach<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Assistive Technology Specialist<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Kansas City Kansas Community College<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 5, 2017 8:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Left-aligned vs justified text<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1f497d">Susan Kelmer<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list [<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">mailto:athen-list-bounces@<wbr>mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Christine Robinson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 05, 2017 7:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Left-aligned vs justified text<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050c15">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?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050c15">thanks!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050c15">Chris<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#007048">Christine Robinson</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#007048">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#050c15">My job is about helping the GGC community make better use of our commonly-used technology.
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