Depends.
If a text is web specific, 10 pages is far to long for anybody.
If it is properly hyperindexed, no problem independent of length.
If it is a paper intended for the print medium, and is long, then yes, it is
a problem, but editing is probably not an option.
Dave
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Smith, Tony
Sent: 01 July 2004 11:26
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Subject: Screen readers
We have had it suggested to us that the maximum number of pages that we
should have in an item on our website is the equivalent of ten A4 sheets the
explanation is:
The reason 10 pages is important is accessibility. As I understand it, for
someone using software to convert text into spoken language, 10 printed
pages is the maximum length practicable for the reader. Beyond that length,
the reader has to wait too long before coming to the applicable text.
Has anyone any views?
Tony
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