- From: Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:09:33 +1000
- To: joshue.oconnor@ncbi.ie
- CC: 'wai-ig list' <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, public-html <public-html@w3.org>
Joshue O Connor wrote: >> # [07:50] <Lachy> aargh! It really annoys me how some people conflate > making content accessibile with providing fallback to those without the > necessary software > > Am unsure of why this frustration arises. AFAIK the whole idea is that > accessible content/fallback content are for all intents and purposes - > the same. No, they are not necessarily the same. Consider video, for example, using the proposed <video> element. <video src="/movie"> <a href="/movie">Download the video</a> </video> The content of the video element is fallback for those that don't support the video element. It doesn't make the video itself accessible. The video should, ideally, be made accessible by providing, for example, captions and audio descriptions embedded in the file itself. If you also wanted to provide an alternative for users that don't support the video format, then that would require a different approach. Perhaps the video could be provided in multiple formats, or perhaps some kind of textual alternative that describes both the dialog and action in the video. The textual alternative may also be useful for users who are both deaf and blind, for whom captions and audio descriptions are both ineffective. My point is, addressing different needs for different users sometimes requires different approaches. There is not always going to be a single solution for everyone. -- Lachlan Hunt http://lachy.id.au/
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