Re: Longdesc replacement

Hi Madeleine,

Thank you so much for sharing the information. I will study these
instructions.

Khaleel


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On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 5:03 PM Madeleine Rothberg <
madeleine_rothberg@wgbh.org> wrote:

> Hi Khaleel,
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> You can find updated guidance on creating long alternative text here:
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> https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/?versions=2.0&showtechniques=111#qr-text-equiv-all
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> Look for the section called:
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> Long text alternative techniques for Situation B
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> I hope this helps.
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> *From: *Khaleel Eksheir <Khaleel.Eksheir@uncc.edu>
> *Date: *Friday, April 12, 2019 at 10:11 AM
> *Subject: *Longdesc replacement
> *Resent-From: *<public-accesslearn@w3.org>
> *Resent-Date: *Friday, April 12, 2019 at 10:10 AM
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> Hello,
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>
> I'm writing this email to ask about the use of "longdesc". Based on
> W3Schools <https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_img_longdesc.asp>, "longdesc"
> is not supported by HTML 5 and all browsers. I tested "longdesc" using
> JAWS with Chrome, Firefox, and IE 11. It did not work with Chrome and
> Firefox. It worked with IE 11 but was confusing. What would be the
> replacement? is there a solution? Would a link tag <a> work?
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> Thank you,
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> Khaleel
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