This link has been bookmarked by 2 people . It was first bookmarked on 14 Jan 2011, by Richard Kendall.
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25 Mar 11
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Italics
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difficult to read
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should be avoided for whole phrases, sentences or paragraphs
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14 Jan 11
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nformation presented in a clear, consistent manner, significantly increases both the usability and accessibility of a site. People who use screen magnification software will not have to fathom out the meaning and tone of your site and will more easily understand content on pages; and people with reading problems are not given confusing or cluttered visual clues.
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Capitals used for whole phrases, sentences and paragraphs can be difficult to read for some users (the shapes of lower case letters are easier to see) and, in the context of online communication, whole words in capitals appear TO BE VERY LOUD, creating the feeling of being shouted at! Text should be presented in standard sentence case.
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Link text, ALT text, page titles and headings should be clear and to the point. Put the key information at the start of the link, ALT or heading. This makes it easier for the eyes to scan and is especially helpful to screen reader and braille output users who listen to pages very quickly and sometimes only to the start of sentences.
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Where possible, to aid navigation, try using the same link text as page titles or headings.
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