Comments on: Accessibility for Seniors on the Web

By: poetryman

poetryman — Sun, 13 May 2007 23:48:36 +0000

Good advice!

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:05:25 +0000

hi Sloan,
thanks, I got the email and have downloaded the plugin and will try it out later. If this works, it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.

By: Sloan

Sloan — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:05:13 +0000

I Karen I sent a plugin for font resizing through your contact form hope it is what you are looking for

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:24:21 +0000

Hi Brian,
thanks for stopping in
yes…boomers are a huge demographic and anyone that doesn’t acknowledge that fact is far-sighted indeed.
Another mistake is not coding sites with relative font sizes like this:
p { font-size: 0.95em; } : correct way
p {font-size: 12pt; } : incorrect
the correct way enables a user to resize their fonts using the browser “view” function.
At this very moment I’m searching for a plugin for WordPress that will insert a function inline to resize the font to make it easier for users

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:54:45 +0000

Good advice Karen. My site is boomer-oriented and I only post in large text. Also, I try to not get too technical or link to sites that I believe are too technical. I try not to clutter up the sidebars with anything other than links to other boomer websites or my previous posts.
I’m surprised how few web sites take your advice, because boomers spend a lot of money either online shopping and/or making purchasing decisions based on web site information.