diff --git a/css/01-base.css b/css/01-base.css
index 65f281e..b51a895 100644
--- a/css/01-base.css
+++ b/css/01-base.css
@@ -187,18 +187,14 @@ sub {
 /* ----------------------------- */
 /* hiding content */
 .visually-hidden {
-  position: absolute;
-  left: -7000px;
+  position: absolute !important;
+  clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px);
+  /* IE6, IE7 */
+  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
   overflow: hidden;
+  height: 1px;
+  width: 1px;
 }
-[dir=rtl] .visually-hidden {
-  left: auto;
-  right: -7000px;
-}
-.desktop-hidden {
-  display: none;
-}
-/* hidden on desktop */
 /* ----------------------------- */
 /* == skip links styling         */
 /* ----------------------------- */
diff --git a/less/01-base.less b/less/01-base.less
index 918a013..3246467 100644
--- a/less/01-base.less
+++ b/less/01-base.less
@@ -172,16 +172,13 @@ sub {
 /* ----------------------------- */
 
 /* hiding content */
-.visually-hidden {
-	position: absolute;
-	left: -7000px;
+.visually-hidden { 
+	position: absolute !important; 
+	clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); /* IE6, IE7 */
+	clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); 
 	overflow: hidden;
+	height: 1px; width: 1px;
 }
-[dir=rtl] .visually-hidden {
-	left: auto;
-	right: -7000px;
-}
-.desktop-hidden { display: none; } /* hidden on desktop */
 
 
 /* ----------------------------- */