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406+ <h2 class="no-num" id="accessibility-considerations">Appendix D. Considerations for accessibility</h2>
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408+ This appendix is <em> informative</em> .
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410+ As noted [[#scrollbar-width|in the definition of the property]] ,
411+ authors need to be mindful of the accessibility implications
412+ of using ''scrollbar-width: thin'' .
413+ Scrollbars are a important piece of the user agent's interface,
414+ and it is not appropriate for a web site author to change their size over aesthetic considerations.
415+ The property is available to support cases
416+ where the author wants to indicate that in a cramped area of the web page
417+ a thin scrollbar would be a more effective use of space.
418+ However, ultimately, the user, through their user agent,
419+ needs to have the last word on such things.
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421+ Using this property in such cases is preferable to
422+ authors building a custom thin-looking scrollbar in via script or proprietary extensions,
423+ because it does give the user the opportunity to override it.
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425+ [=User style sheets=] do provide such an override,
426+ and additionally, user agents are encouraged to expose a setting
427+ letting users express that they do not want thin scrollbars to be used.
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429+ The CSS Working Group also acknowledges the needs of some users
430+ to have scrollbars that are wider than is typical.
431+ Operating systems and user agents can offer a means to let users express that preference,
432+ and in such cases, CSS will honor that choice.
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