Re: Longdesc replacement

Hi Khaleel,
You can find updated guidance on creating long alternative text here:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/?versions=2.0&showtechniques=111#qr-text-equiv-all


Look for the section called:
Long text alternative techniques for Situation B

I hope this helps.

Madeleine Rothberg

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Madeleine Rothberg, Senior Subject Matter Expert
The National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH
http://ncam.wgbh.org

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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

Hello,

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?

Thank you,
Khaleel



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