- From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:14:26 -0600
- To: David Singer <singer@apple.com>, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>, John Foliot <jfoliot@stanford.edu>
- Cc: HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Hi David and everyone, Janina wrote: >> May I amend my assertion to say that the need for alt text is not >> controversial among the TF? David wrote: > If you *want* to show something that is semantically different, and needs > its own labeling, then it is easy to do; show a div Does this mean that you consider it more of a want than a need? Do you consider some sort of mechanism (other than a div) which supplies a text alternative for a video key frame is not a functional requirement for HTML5? > I am also concerned that 'alt' breaks a very fundamental design principle. This is a core disagreement. "Access for people with disabilities is essential. This does not mean that features should be omitted if not all users can fully make use of them but rather that alternative/equivalent mechanisms must be provided. Example: The image in the img element is not perceivable by blind users. That is not a reason to drop the element from the specification, but is a reason to require mechanisms for adding text alternatives." [1] Best Regards, [1] http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/AccessibilityDesignPrinciple Laura -- Laura L. Carlson
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