[Bug 9214] New: Allow role="presentation" on img

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=9214

           Summary: Allow role="presentation" on img
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
               URL: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/text-level-
                    semantics.html#guidance-for-conformance-checkers
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: a11y, a11y_text-alt
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML5 spec bugs
        AssignedTo: dave.null@w3.org
        ReportedBy: laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: ian@hixie.ch, mike@w3.org, public-html@w3.org, public-
                    html-a11y@w3.org
        Depends on: 8171


SPEC SECTION: The Guidance for conformance checkers [1] 

BUG DESCRIPTION:

In the conformance Guidance for conformance checkers section allow
role="presentation" on img. It is important to be able to convey
programmatically to assistive technology that an image is presentational and
not of interest. 


OUTCOMES OF FIXING THE BUG:

* Indicates to assistive technology that these images purely decorative [2]
visual enhancements, decorations or embellishments that provide no function or
information beyond aesthetic to users who can view the images. They have no
meaning in themselves and do not provide page content [3] so they can safely be
skipped.

* Provides a validity option for images that are purely presentational. 

* Is in accord with Accessibility Coordination Group's "Consensus Resolutions
on Text alternatives in HTML 5". [4] 


REFERENCES:

http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/text-level-semantics.html#guidance-for-conformance-checkers
[1]
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#puredecdef [2]
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#contentdef [3]
http://www.w3.org/2009/06/Text-Alternatives-in-HTML5 [4] 


HTML5 ISSUE AND CHANGE PROPOSAL:

This is associated with HTML TRACKER ISSUE-31 
http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/31

Change Proposal: Replace img Guidance for Conformance Checkers:
http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/ImgElement20090126


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Received on Monday, 8 March 2010 16:40:50 UTC