While frames are more accessible to screen reader users they are still a 
big problem for people with low vision who increase default font 
sizes.  Many frames have fixed widths of heights and when font sizes are 
increased a significant portion of the text disappears and makes the text 
in the frame un-readable.

Jon


At 02:51 PM 4/17/2002 +0100, Adrian Higginbotham wrote:
>Hi Petra
>the no frames guideline came about because earlier versions of screen
>readers including jaws didn't cope at all well with frames and I think it's
>a safe bet that there's still lots of people out there using this old
>technology particularly people who have purchased software with grants for
>education and the like and now can't aford to upgrade to latest versions
>themselves.
>
>Adrian Higginbotham.
>ODL (Open Distance Learning)
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>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Petra Ritter" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 2:35 PM
>Subject: Frams on Websides and Screen Readers
>
>
>Hello,
>
>In documants about web accessebility I comme offten across the advice
>not to use frame in Websides.
>I am a JAWS user mayself and I prefore to have frame on a webside
>because their help me to navigate the side.
>Are there still Screen Readers whitch cand handle Frames in use by blind
>people or what is the reason for advising not to use frames on a webside
>
>Best regards
>
>Petra Ritter
>
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