- From: James Craig <jcraig@apple.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 01:54:21 -0800
- To: HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>, W3C WAI Protocols & Formats <public-pfwg@w3.org>
- Cc: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
> 1.) The diagram in this document should have a longdesc.
-1. This is why we can't have nice things.
> If possible, the diagram itself should also be created using accessible SVG
> markup.
Is your recommendation intention really SVG+longdesc? That's how this reads.
Instead of an overly prescriptive proposal of one possible solution ("You must use @longdesc, and ideally SVG."), this should be phrased, ~"The diagram in the document should be made accessible." How they choose to do that is irrelevant. Neither @longdesc nor SVG is a requirement for accessibility.
You should also include some examples of how to make both vector and bitmap images accessible. You're welcome to use the options I've compiled here. Note: 2 of the 5 examples do use SVG.
http://cookiecrook.com/longdesc/
Received on Friday, 11 December 2015 09:55:28 UTC