- From: Steve Axthelm <steveax@pobox.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:42:59 -0800
- To: public-html@w3.org
WebAIM released the results of their 2009 screenreader survey. One of the questions I thought relevant to this issue: <http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey2/#images> "Some images, such as charts, diagrams, or comic strips, are too complex to describe in only a few words. If a long, detailed description of these images is available, how would you prefer to have it presented to you?" "There is no clear consensus in these responses. However, the in-page options outweigh the options that place the longer description on another page. Interestingly, the option of placing the alternative on a separate page but having it announced by the screen reader, the current behavior of images with the longdesc attribute, was a very unpopular option, second only to being ignored entirely." Regards, -Steve -- Steve Axthelm steveax@pobox.com
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