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Nicole Posts: 2845 Joined: 9/15/2004 From: Nambucca / Kempsey, Australia Status: offline	Pullquotes & Accessibility . . . - 8/18/2008 1:17:05 . . . I haven't been able to find a convincing way of hiding (or otherwise dealing with) pullquotes so that screen readers won't read them out, thus reading the same piece of text twice or at least out of context. Does anyone here have a solution? _____________________________


Tailslide Posts: 6270 Joined: 5/10/2005 From: Out here on the raggedy edge Status: offline	RE: Pullquotes & Accessibility . . . - 8/18/2008 3:37:54 How about this approach: http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200609/automatic_pullquotes_with_javascript_and_css/ . Or perhaps a simpler solution (not necessarily better) would be to add a line saying something like "Great quotes from this article" and then position that off-screen. _____________________________ "My strategy is so simple an idiot could have devised it" Little Blue Plane Web Design \| Blood, Sweat & Rust - A Land Rover restoration project (in reply to Nicole)


Nicole Posts: 2845 Joined: 9/15/2004 From: Nambucca / Kempsey, Australia Status: offline	RE: Pullquotes & Accessibility . . . - 8/18/2008 5:24:01 Thanks Tail, I was deliberately not using javascript because those who don't have it enabled wouldn't be able to see the pullquotes, but as that article says, it doesn't matter if they can't see it because as it's a pullquote, they'll see it in a few sentences anyway. I'm still not sure I want to involve javascript for something like this, so I'll sleep on it for now. Thanks again Nicole _____________________________ (in reply to Tailslide)


Tailslide Posts: 6270 Joined: 5/10/2005 From: Out here on the raggedy edge Status: offline	RE: Pullquotes & Accessibility . . . - 8/18/2008 6:40:11 I'd say it's a good use for Javascript - enhancing the site. Everything works fine without it, just looks prettier with it. Although I'd always ensure that the site works fine without JS on - I wouldn't expect it to necessarily be exactly the same. I tend to use quotes that aren't included already in the text but to be 100% honest... I don't think I'd worry enormously about repeating the little chunks of text - don't think it'd be a major problem for anyone, even screenreader users. _____________________________ "My strategy is so simple an idiot could have devised it" Little Blue Plane Web Design \| Blood, Sweat & Rust - A Land Rover restoration project (in reply to Nicole)


caz Posts: 3578 Joined: 10/10/2001 From: Somewhere south of Chester, UK Status: offline	RE: Pullquotes & Accessibility . . . - 8/18/2008 7:14:46 My view with pullquotes is that they are mostly very short, add emphasis to an article and are an indicator of the worth of the content when appearing near the top of an article. So they are of use when read out as well as seen; the user can then decide whether to continue reading/listening or not. I don't complicate matters trying to hide them. Of course it depends on the quality of the pullquote. _____________________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will dance, or more on your keyboard. Cheshire cat. www.doracat.co.uk I remember when it took less than 4hrs to fly across the Atlantic. (in reply to Tailslide)


Nicole Posts: 2845 Joined: 9/15/2004 From: Nambucca / Kempsey, Australia Status: offline	RE: Pullquotes & Accessibility . . . - 8/20/2008 0:20:48 Thanks Caz & Tail, A few days later and I've not touched that site! hmmmm, maybe I will later. I agree that it's a good use for javascript Tail, and Caz, if I can pic succinct enough quotes, they could even almost double as headings when read by a screen reader (although of course the screen reader won't actually "say' that they're headings). Also a good way to beef your site up with keyphrases, but don't tell they SEO people that. _____________________________ (in reply to caz)

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