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Requirements for Print media

The following are requirements to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities.

The product/service/components shall:

Best Practices

1. Best practice-207Printed text: Use high contrast—black on white (or very light coloured) background 8.5 x 11. White lettering on black background is also acceptable. Font should be of uniform thickness (i.e., sans-serif , Arial), minimum 14 point, text should be "flush left" and "ragged right". Text should use lower and upper case. Titles should be in all upper case letters. Spacing 1.5 times height of letter. Thick paper (non-see-through), non-reflective, without distracting background. Page numbers top right. Lettering should not be reflective. 25.4 mm margins.

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