HTML-A11Y Task Force Recommendation: ISSUE-80 Title

The following consensus recommendation of the HTML A11Y Task Force (with objections ) is
hereby referred to the HTML Working Group pursuant to the Task Force
consensus procedures at:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/consensus-procedures.html

Recommendation: ISSUE-80 Title
 
RESOLUTION: The HTML-A11Y Task Force does not accept @title as a
substitute for @alt, in respect to document conformance.  We do support
the change proposal at
http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/ImgElement20091203.
 
A summary rationale together with pointers to additional information
considered by the Task Force in reaching this consensus can be found at:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2010Apr/0130.html

Final Vote:	22 voted "Yes"
		 1 voted "No"

96% of Task Force members voting on this resolution
voted to support it.

All votes, Comments, including all Objections Recorded Against This Recommendation are logged via WBS at:
http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/44061/200404_ftf-proposals/results#xq4

Janina Sajka & Mike Smith, Task Force Co-Facilitators

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Janina Sajka,	Phone:	+1.443.300.2200
		sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net

Chair, Open Accessibility	janina@a11y.org	
Linux Foundation		http://a11y.org

Chair, Protocols & Formats
Web Accessibility Initiative	http://www.w3.org/wai/pf
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Received on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 23:00:49 UTC