Accessites.org
2008 August

Sooner or later, you’re bound to come across an article, or blog entry, that talks about text size widgets. What exactly are these widgets and are they of any real use? A text-size widget is a link, input or user control that allows users to view the site via an alternative style sheet with a larger, or smaller, relative font. The widget itself may be a short piece of text such as “Large Text” or it could be a small icon. Some sites offer a whole range of small, medium and large ‘A’ icons that change the text size. But, at the end of the day, it has to be said that this kind of accessibility option does replicate functionality that is probably best accomplished through the user’s own browser. So do these widgets offer any practical user support?

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