Re: best body text font size?

by "Lauren Hanka" <bluejay(at)starband.net>

Date:	Tue, 2 Oct 2001 20:26:27 -0700
To:	<x_670(at)mtv.com>, <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
References:	mtv
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> Industry standard for readability is 12. This allows for people with
> disabilities etc. to still be able to read the text.

Hummm,

Maybe someone can clarify this for me...

Does this statement mean that if you keep the text size at "12":

*People with a broken bone
*People with a serious burn
*People with diabetes
*People with heart disease
*People who can't walk
*People who can't talk
*People who are deaf
*People with a skin condition
*People with a spinal curvature
*People missing a limb
*People with mental disease
*People who are too fat
*People who are too thin
*People with arthritis
*People who use a walker
*People who use a wheelchair
*People with a speech impediment
*People with back problems
*People with joint problems
*People with brittle bones
*People with bad teeth, ETC.

will *still* be able to read the text? --and do they need to be a
combination of two or more of the above in order for this to be so? Or is
this popular and poorly considered statement just meant to be insulting?

Just something to think about...

Lauren

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