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[css-multicol-1] Adds Accessibility Considerations
Fixes: w3c#6283
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css-multicol-1/Overview.bs

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Future specifications may add additional functionality.
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For example, columns of different widths and different backgrounds may be supported.
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Note: Multicol containers with column heights larger than the viewport may pose accessibility issues.
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Note: Multicol containers with column heights larger than the viewport may pose accessibility issues.
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See <a href="#a11y">Accessibility Considerations</a> for more details.
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This appendix is <em>informative</em>.
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<h3 id="changes-from-20210212">Changes from the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/2021/WD-css-multicol-1-20210212/">Working Draft (WD) of 12 February 2021</a></h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Adds an accessibility considerations section. <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/6283">Request from APA after review.</a></li>
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<h3 id="changes-from-20191015">Changes from the <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/WD-css-multicol-1-20191015/">Working Draft (WD) of 15 October 2019</a></h3>
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Multicol introduces no new privacy leaks,
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or security considerations beyond "implement it correctly".
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<h2 class="no-num" id="a11y">Accessibility Considerations</h2>
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Setting container height and line length can pose challenges for people with visual or cognitive disabilities.
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See <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/reflow.html">WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.10 Reflow</a> and
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<a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/#visual-presentation">WCAG 1.4.8 Visual Presentation</a> to understand user needs.
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<h2 class=no-num id=acknowledgments>
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Acknowledgments</h2>
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