Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

ISSUE:

Cascading Style sheets is a technology used to apply styles to text and images, dynamically generate content, or control positioning of elements on a web page. Because style sheets can be used to affect the appearance of an entire site, they allow Web site designers to produce Web pages with a consistent look and feel that can be easily updated. However, not all browsers support style sheets, support for style sheets may be disabled, users may implement personal style sheets for viewing Web content, or users of some adaptive technology may not be able to access information rendered by a style sheet.

STANDARD:

• Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet.

EXAMPLE:

Information conveyed through the use of styles (e.g., Items in italics are...) will not be available to a screen-reader user, a user whose browser does not support style sheets or in which support has been disabled, or a user who has defined a personal style sheet.