W3C - HTML Futures (2)

Mobile Computers



• Importance of mobile computers (PDAs, phones, car computers, etc.) NOTE Dearing report
• Relationship with accessibility issues
• Challenges:
  • Small screens – Long round trip times
  • Limited processing power / memory
• Solutions:
  • Abbreviations for headings
  • Use of styles (rather than, e.g., tables)
  • Expanding and collapsing outlines
  • Aural and visual media (headings spoken, read body)
  • HTML 4.0 and CSS 2.0

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