CSS Aural Media
CSS Aural Media is a set of CSS properties that were intended for controlling how content is presented to users who interact with a web page through non-visual means, such as screen readers or other assistive technologies. These properties were part of the CSS2 specification but have been deprecated and are no longer recommended for use as they were not widely supported and did not provide a consistent user experience across different assistive technologies.
The Aural Media properties were designed to allow web developers to apply specific styles to make content more accessible to users with visual impairments or other disabilities. However, due to the lack of consistent support and the advancement of other accessibility standards and technologies, these CSS properties were deprecated, and their use is not recommended in modern web development.
Examples of deprecated Aural Media properties:
cue: Used to specify a sound cue for multimedia elements like audio and video. It is used for rendering audio cues in screen readers.cue-afterandcue-before: Used to specify sounds that should be played before or after the content of an element.play-during: Used to specify sounds that should be played while an element is active or in focus.speak: Used to control how the content of an element is spoken by assistive technologies.speak-header: Used to control how headers are spoken by assistive technologies.speak-numeral: Used to specify how numbers should be spoken.speak-punctuation: Used to specify how punctuation should be spoken.
As these properties have been deprecated, it’s best to focus on more modern and widely supported accessibility techniques, such as using semantic HTML, providing alternative text for images (alt attribute), and using ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to enhance the accessibility of web content. Modern web accessibility standards and technologies, along with semantic HTML, provide better support and a more consistent experience for users with disabilities.