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StarWatcher ([personal profile] starwatcher) wrote in [community profile] accessibility_fail 2010-04-09 04:08 am (UTC)

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Well, I didn't use horizontal rule in my personal LJ fic-journal; I considered it 'too plain'. But when I move everything to a DW fic-journal and to AO3, I'll change all my section-breaks to <hr>, since I've just recently learned that 'cute' section-breaks aren't cool for screen-readers.

Speaking of dash-dash-dash-dash: is there a preference between using a single dash (-) or coding an n-dash (–)? Do they 'read' equally, or is one a better option?

it's awesome that you are thinking about this so much!

Thank you. Mostly, it's a recipe of wanting to do things 'right' + enjoyment of solving puzzles (if they're not too complicated) + sheer stubbornness. But once I've figured out the current 'best' way, and can explain it to others, I'll put all the information in a neat post for all my friends to read and share. Hopefully, a lot of fanfic authors - well, those in my circle - will start coding for accessibility, even if they don't go back and recode their older stories.
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