- From: Joshue O Connor <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:10:35 +0100
- Cc: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Phillip TAYLOR wrote: >>> How realstic is it to expect people to provide alternate content for their Flash content? >> >> If we don't give the hooks so to do, totally unreasonable. It is a reasonable request, it just has to be made easy for authors to do well, and it needs to be explained to them also that even if they do it well - they will have to do more to support legacy users of AT with accessible HTML etc (repeat ad nauseum). >> If we give them the hooks, and they lose sales or >> end up in court because they don't use them, >> not only "reasonable" but the probability >> that they will provide alternate content for >> their Flash content is extremely high. > > Forcing people to do stuff in this way seems like a bad idea. It also only works for large corperations, not for your average weblog. I agree, the stick approach will only work in certain situations. Good will and appealing to the desire some authors have for best practice and even dare I say craftsmanship - will be more effective. Josh
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