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Accessibility: left: -9999px versus display:none

16/02/07

Permalink 02:12:21 pm, by robertc Email , 35 words, 1975 views   English (UK)
Categories: Web

Accessibility: left: -9999px versus display:none

Link: http://www.nickfitz.co.uk/2007/02/14/why-left-9999px-is-better-for-accessibility-than-display-none/

The most complete technical description I've read so far about why 'left: -9999px' is usually better for screen readers than 'display: none' in IE. It's always better to understand why you're doing what you're doing...

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