- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:48:05 +0200
- To: James Graham <jgraham@opera.com>
- Cc: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>, Bruce Lawson <brucel@opera.com>, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
James Graham, Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:05:29 +0200 (CEST): > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, Ian Hickson wrote: […] >> Here's an example of what I would have expected for this to be considered >> accessible: >> >> <figure> >> <img src=ceo.jpg alt="Photograph: A tall man with brown hair, and a >> moustache sits at a keyboard while smiling to the camera."> >> <figcaption>Brian Slick, CEO of Blammo Corp, leveraging a >> synergy</figcaption> >> </figure> […] > In this case, the fact that the CEO is a tall male > with brown hair and a moustache seems unlikely to be essential > information. […] Indeed! And as such, wouldn't you agree that in this particular example, the *alt* falls into the category of "additional detail that some users might need"? See WAI-ARIA: [1] ]] A label provides the user with the essence of what the object does, whereas a description is intended to provide additional detail that some users might need. [[ [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/states_and_properties#aria-describedby -- leif halvard silli
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