Evangelizing Intentionally Less Than All the World

Internet users are treated rudely, embraced only if they have good eyes,
and/or common equipment, even though the Bible says:

Go into ALL the world and preach the good news to ALL creation.

Mark 16:15 NIV

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Luke 6:31 NIV

Site Name:

Its Impediments to Universal Access to the Unblind:

Adventist Television Network

Displays text that may be too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in a mixture of pt & px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget, and deprecated presentational markup. Fixed width. Missing doctype & charset declarations. Tag & script soup.

American Family Association

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration. Tag & script soup.

Bible Network News

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Text is sized in a mixture of pt & px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Fixed width. Markup & CSS fail validation.

BibleGateway.com

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference), so small that the provided style switcher is unlikely to be found. Even if found, the largest text size option it provides sets a considerable amount of text smaller than the default, and it does not affect its menu text, which is embedded in images. Uses very low contrast colors in links. Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget.

Breakthrough

Displays much text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Spawns uninvited popup. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration. Tag & script soup.

Calvary Austin

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Page title unlikely to be found among the "C’s" among bookmarks. Requires Flash to reach any appreciable content. Fixed width. Invalid markup & CSS. Until its recent redesign, site was highly accessible, with high visual appeal.

Catholic Online

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in a mixture of pt & px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Spawns uninvited popup. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration. CSS fails validation.

Center for Moral Clarity

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Spawns uninvited popup. Fixed width. Markup fails validation.

Christ Notes

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference) "so that more can fit on the page". Spawns uninvited popup with no scrollbars that does not fit into the space allocated for it.

Christian Book Previews

Displays most text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Missing doctype & charset declarations. Tag & script soup. Presentational markup.

Christian Coalition of Florida

Displays most text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Markup and CSS fail validation.

Christian Television Network

Menu missing with scripting disabled. Missing doctype & charset declarations. Tag & script soup. Presentational markup. Fixed width.

Christianity Today

Displays main text arbitrarily small, disregarding visitor font preference. Text is sized in pt, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Very slow loading 100K home page and over 14K stylesheets. Missing doctype declaration.

The Church Channel

The little bit of home page text is too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference), embedded in images or Flash, and cannot be made big enough to read in most browsers. Spawns uninvited popup. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration.

Community Educational Television

User friendly, but markup and CSS fails validation.

Coral Ridge Ministries

Displays substantial text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Text is sized in a mixture of pt, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget, and deprecated presentational markup. Links open in uninvited new windows. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration. Tag soup. CSS fails validation. View high resolution screenshot.

Cornerstone Television

Countryside Christian Center

Requires Flash or a deep link from elsewhere to reach any textual content. Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Much text is embedded in images or Flash, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Text not embedded in images or Flash is sized in a mixture of pt & px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Spawns uninvited popups. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration.

End Time Insights.com

Familyland

Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Missing doctype declaration. Tag & script soup. Tables layout.

First Baptist Church of Pflugerville

See Calvary Austin above made by same designer. See how bad it can be.

God’s Learning Channel

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Text is sized in pt, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Fixed width. Markup fails validation.

Golden Eagle Broadcasting

Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read by high resolution visitors. Fixed width. Missing doctype & charset declarations. Tables layout.

Gospel Music Channel

Displays main text arbitrarily small, disregarding visitor font preference. Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Requires Flash. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration.

Greater Calvary Baptist Church

Displays text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in pt, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Low contrast. Almost valid markup.

Hope Channel

Displays text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in a mixture of pt & px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget, and deprecated presentational markup. Fixed width. Includes Flash. Markup fails validation. Missing charset declaration. Tag & script soup.

Hutto Baptist Church

See Calvary Austin above made by same designer. See how bad it can be.

In Touch Ministries

Displays text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Substantial text is embedded in images, which cannot be made big enough to read in most installed browsers. Fixed width. Missing doctype & charset declarations.

INSP - Inspiration Network

International Christian Broadcasters

It Is Written

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Markup fails validation.

JC TV

Requires Flash to reach any content.

Joel Osteen

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in a mixture of pt & px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Markup fails validation. 25k of CSS

John Hagee Ministries

Considerable text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration. Tag & script soup.

Joy to the World Ministry

Displays most text arbitrarily smaller than visitor preference, but does permit user resizing in all modern browsers. Fixed width.

Jubilee Christian Church International House of Glory

Displays main text arbitrarily smaller than visitor text size preference. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Main text is resizable in all major browsers, but might not be sufficiently enlargeable for limited vision Internet Explorer users. Includes Flash. Fixed width. Markup fails validation.

Justice at the Gate

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Lakewood Church

Displays text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Considerable text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Includes Flash. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration. Tag & script soup.

Learning About God.com

Displays navigational text that may be too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in pt, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Fixed width.

The Liberty Channel

Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration.

New Life Church of Baton Rouge

Displays main text arbitrarily smaller than visitor text size preference. Main banner text is embedded in an image, and so possibly cannot be made big enough to read. Main text is resizable in all major browsers, but might not be sufficiently enlargeable for limited vision Internet Explorer users. Fixed width.

Northcliffe Baptist Church

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Much text is embedded in Flash and images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width..

Ocala Word of Faith

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be resized. Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Webcasts accessible only with recent versions of proprietary softare. Menus broken with JS disabled. Generates "install plugin" messages even when no plugin is in fact available. Requires Flash. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration.

Peoples Church

Fixed width may result in difficulty for those using larger text sizes and/or higher display resolutions. Includes Flash. Some invalid markup & CSS.

Peter Marshall Ministries

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width. Markup fails validation.

Promise Keepers

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Includes Flash. Fixed width. Markup fails validation.

Purpose Driven Life.com

RBC Ministries

Displays main text rudely small (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width much too narrow for high resolution users. Markup fails validation.

Saddleback Church

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). All text is embedded in images or Flash, and so cannot be made big enough to read in most browsers. Markup fails validation.

SafeTV

Markup fails validation. Missing charset declaration. Tag soup.

The Shepherd’s Chapel

Missing doctype declaration prevents browsers from knowing exactly how various elements should be rendered.

Sky Angel

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Most text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Non-embedded text is sized in a mixture of pt & px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Fixed width. Invalid markup & CSS.

Southern Baptist Convention

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in a mixture of pt & px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Includes Flash. Fixed width. Markup fails validation.

Smile of a Child

Requires Flash. Markup fails validation.

Southwest Church of Christ

Most text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Frames. Quirks mode. Markup fails validation.

Storehouse of Faith

Displays main text much too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Fixed width. Markup fails validation.

Superchannel WACX-TV

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Includes Flash. Fixed width. Invalid markup & CSS.

3ABN

No appreciable content without plugins.

Tim Kaufman Ministries

Displays main text too small for those with imperfect vision (ignores visitor font preference). Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Requires Flash. Fixed width. HTML fails validation.

Trinity Broadcasting Network

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Requires Flash. Fixed width. Markup fails validation.

United Methodist Church

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in pt, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width. Markup fails validation. CSS fails validation.

University Avenue Church of Christ

Displays main text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width. Markup fails validation.

University Baptist Church

Markup fails validation.

Wallbuilders

Displays most text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in pt & px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Much text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration. Screenshot.

The Way of the Master

Requires Flash.

WJEB TV 59

Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width. Missing doctype declaration. Tag soup.

Word of Truth Radio

Displays most text rudely small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget. Includes Flash. Fixed width. Invalid markup & CSS.

World Harvest Church

WTBN Tampa Bay’s Christian Talk

Displays substantial text too small for those with imperfect vision (disregards visitor text size preference). Text is sized in a mixture of px, which cannot be resized by the Internet Explorer text resizing widget, and presentational markup. Some text is embedded in images, and so cannot be made big enough to read. Fixed width. Frames. Missing doctype & charset declarations. Tag soup.

What Would Jesus Do?

Just as surely as I know He is my Lord and Savior, I know a couple of things He would not do:

He would not set any font sizes using px
He would not set a font size on <body> to anything other than 100%, 1em or medium.

By doing neither of the above, He would be respecting users' preferences for web page text sizes, rather than reducing them by an arbitrary amount, or ignoring the preferences altogether.

In addition, I expect He would either take maximum advantage of Flash's accessibility features, or use no Flash at all, opting for alternatives to Flash that maximize accessibility.

Notes

Note 1 - If you can’t read it, nothing else matters.

Res ipsa loquitur.

Note 2 - "Too small"

Virtually all the authors of the sites above have set fixed text sizes, and therein lies the obstacle to reaching all who are willing to see. Different people have different visual acuity, different hardware, different software settings, different physical settings, and so forth. None of these things have been taken into account by these authors. They need not make this omission, but do it because they can, or out of habit, or because they see others do it, etc.

They have the option to set their own preferences to suit themselves before designing, just as users have the option to do the same before surfing. By doing this first, and then sizing text using relative measures, such as %, em, ex, or keywords, they get to see the size they prefer, or need, and so does everyone else. Everybody wins. This is an unfulfilled potential major strength of the web compared to print media.

Do you suppose most web authors are among those with poor vision? Not likely, is it? No, as a group, they have better than average vision, with an eye for detail a cut above the population at large. So, their concept of how big is big enough is skewed smaller than average.

Do you suppose most web authors are using little old computer displays to do their work 40 hours per week. Not likely, is it? No, as a group, they have fine equipment, typically using displays much larger than average, 21" or larger in many cases. So, their concept of how big is big enough is further skewed smaller than average.

For this evaluation, the pages were visited using screen resolutions of 1152x864, 1280x960, 1400x1050, and/or 1600x1200. Since the advent of very high resolutions and monitors of 17" inches and larger, the old standards of 640x480 VGA and 800x600 SVGA have lost so much ground that fewer than about 10% of users use them. 1024x768 is the most common "happy" or "ideal" resolution for popular low cost standard aspect flat panel displays. 1024x768 is today’s median resolution, making those used here represent "high" resolution.

The higher the resolution, the smaller the physical space between logical screen pixels (px). So, a font size of 12px on a medium sized display at typical 1024x768 resolution will be considerably larger physically (e.g. on 15" diagonal 12px is 2.4 mm tall) than than it will at 1600x1200 resolution, even on a significantly larger display (e.g. on 19" diagonal 12px is 2.0 mm tall). By comparison, front page newspaper text is about 2.3 mm tall. See how many more or fewer px are required to achieve equivalent physical size at alternate resolutions, and also how big physically various px values equate to.

Accessibility experts all agree, relative sizing based upon the user’s preferred size is the right way to size and position text in web design.

Note 3 - Your browser default size vs. CSS keyword sizes.

Here are the CSS keyword sizes based upon the current default in your browser:

xx-small Do unto others as you
x-small Do unto others as you
small Do unto others as you
medium Do unto others as you
large Do unto others as you
x-large Do unto others as you
xx-large Do unto others as you

If medium above is not your preferred size, then you haven’t set your own default as you should.

Note 4 - Browser default defaults.

At 120 DPI, 16px produces a default font size compatible with other apps and the OS, 10pt, which is the size recommended by usability expert Jakob Nielsen as a web page minimum. 120 DPI is the "large fonts" setting in Windows, which defaults to 96 DPI. At 96 DPI, 16px is 12pt. 16px is the default default in Gecko browsers, while Internet Explorer defaults to 12pt regardless of the DPI (system font size) setting. All modern browsers provide some means to adjust default settings to suit their users’ preferences.

Evangelizing Intentionally Less Than All the World

Internet users are treated rudely, embraced only if they have good eyes,
and/or common equipment, even though the Bible says:

What Would Jesus Do?

Notes

Some References

Sites formerly listed above, removed after improvements

Linkback

Evangelizing Intentionally Less Than All the World

Internet users are treated rudely, embraced only if they have good eyes, and/or common equipment, even though the Bible says:

What Would Jesus Do?

Notes

Some References

Sites formerly listed above, removed after improvements

Linkback

Internet users are treated rudely, embraced only if they have good eyes,
and/or common equipment, even though the Bible says: