Comments on: Class Equals Screen Reader Info http://www.last-child.com/class-equals-screen-reader-info/ CSS Toys for Professional Web Developers Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:51:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nate Klaiber http://www.last-child.com/class-equals-screen-reader-info/comment-page-1/#comment-27462 Nate Klaiber Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:43:22 +0000 http://www.last-child.com/class-equals-screen-reader-info/#comment-27462 I have done the same thing for many sites. I see no problem with it, as you are progressively enhancing for each user. For the user on the screen, you are hiding the content they don't need to see - but the screen readers can get the content they need. It is the same as if you hide/show content with JavaScript depending on the browser capabilities. You are providing a better experience for the available technology. However, as you mentioned, the biggest drawback is that the links will be selected via the keyboard and tabbing through the page. Other than that, I think it works out well. I have done the same thing for many sites. I see no problem with it, as you are progressively enhancing for each user. For the user on the screen, you are hiding the content they don’t need to see – but the screen readers can get the content they need. It is the same as if you hide/show content with JavaScript depending on the browser capabilities. You are providing a better experience for the available technology.

However, as you mentioned, the biggest drawback is that the links will be selected via the keyboard and tabbing through the page. Other than that, I think it works out well.

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