- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:10:20 +0100
- To: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Karl Dubost wrote: > 1. I would just keep alt attribute requirements to the functional > requirements, such as if images are not loaded the content of the alt > attribute must be displayed. > 2. The specific requirements on accessibility such as the content of > the alt attribute depending on the use cases should be entirely left to > WCAG. > > The specification would then be lighter, could have a pointer saying all > the requirements for accessibility are defined in wcag 2.0. Sounds reasonable, and succinctly puts across what I've been trying to articulate - that it's not the purpose of the HTML spec to define accessibility requirements, but to provide the necessary hooks/attributes/elements/constructs that, when used in accordance with WCAG guidance, facilitate/allow the creation of accessible content. P -- Patrick H. Lauke ______________________________________________________________ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com ______________________________________________________________ Co-lead, Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force http://webstandards.org/ ______________________________________________________________
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