- From: Henri Sivonen <hsivonen@iki.fi>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:09:21 +0300
On Aug 14, 2009, at 16:06, Silvia Pfeiffer wrote: > There is only one thing I can think about that an "alt" attribute > could provide that nothing else does: as a blind user tabs onto a > video element, the "alt" attribute's content could be read out and > briefly describe what is visible in the poster image - or > alternatively give a brief summary of the video. This is useful for > all those cases where no surrounding text is given for whatever > reason. Where a surrounding text is given, such as the video title and > description, such text is likely not necessary. I believe aria-label addresses this. -- Henri Sivonen hsivonen at iki.fi http://hsivonen.iki.fi/
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