RAAM 1.1

Text graphic element

The use of graphic elements containing text is not recommended. Where it is possible to reproduce the same effects with the technology in which the interface is developed, criterion 1.8 requires that the text be reproduced in this format or that a replacement mechanism allows the user to replace these graphic elements with styled text.

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1.8 — Each text graphic element conveying information, in the absence of a replacement mechanism, must, if possible, be replaced by styled text. Is this rule respected (excluding special cases)?

Graphic element

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