artistic expression was: What now ALT?

artistic expression was...

I do know of one excellent instance where the author refused to name  
alt tags, his claim was I believe sincere and valid.

Our students are pre-literate, or learning to read, however screen  
readers are not generally helpful. They do benefit from symbols and  
illustrations.

Some of you will know that there was at one time ~2003 in WAI a drive  
for media equivalence, which would have recognised that need, and  
might have for instance recommended text to be illustrated.

My guess is that not many readers on this list would feel competent  
to illustrate a creative work. That is not merely to illustrate the  
word "car", but to convey the meaning of say "Waiting for Godot" or  
"The Birthday Party" through illustration.

http://www.magpiedance.org.uk/magpol-library/s0/1.html
This slide show, will I hope convey to each one of you some of that  
wonder,
which the creator felt unable himself to use words.

We would be delighted for anyone who felt capable to provide suitable  
alt content.
content that wasn't merely box ticking but inspirational.

regards

Jonathan Chetwynd
Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet

my apologies as I've not been following the thread or the court case,  
but do have more than 12 years experience with learning and cognitive  
disabilities. and contributed to WAI for most of them, most recently  
having contributed the formal objection to WCAG2