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Re: artistic expression was: What now ALT?

From: ~:'' ありがとうございました。 <j.chetwynd@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 09:26:58 +0100
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Cc: "'advocate group'" <list@html4all.org>, "'www-archive'" <www-archive@w3.org>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
To: John Foliot <foliot@wats.ca>

  >> not worth catering too...

John,
your concern is well meant, and expressed, thanks!

rather I believe that the majority of authors consider the illiterate  
"not worth catering to".
oops
well, my expectation is that:
W3C involve naive users in developing specifications.
WAI would recommend providing easy to read versions, symbol versions  
etc. ie LD get a look in.
Google launch and popularise a reading-ability algorithm beta.
....
there again opinions are two a penny...

We've missed the chance to interrogate Marcel Marceau, but in all  
probability it might be difficult to find the means to communicate  
his work through other non-visual media. The artist has the right to  
create original work in their chosen media.

It's not helpful to insist on alt, except for mundane shopping sites  
and the like.

regards

Jonathan Chetwynd
Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet
Received on Friday, 5 October 2007 08:27:14 GMT

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