- From: Anne Pemberton <apembert@crosslink.net>
- Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 08:17:30 -0400
- To: "Chuck Hitchcock" <chitchcock@cast.org>, "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
At 10:50 AM 8/3/1999 -0400, Chuck Hitchcock wrote: >We have also created a very basic introduction to the use of images, alt tags >and descriptions at http://www.cast.org/strategies/image_barrier.html. Chuck, I checked this out yesterday, and my conclusion is that it approaches the problem "bassackward". Your directions assume that graphics are being included and say how to do it so it doesn't impose barriers to those who cannot see the graphics, but it doesn't do much to encourage the use of images, doesn't mention the need to correlate illustrations to the content of the text, and doesn't mention how to set up graphics so they appear small on the page but can be clicked on to see the full size picture. Nowhere is there mention that as surely as there are folks who cannot use graphics as presented, there are also folks who cannot use text when presented without graphics. There are no guidelines on choosing appropriate picture and/or icons, only guidelines on what you have to do if you insist on including the dern things! Anne Anne L. Pemberton http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Pav/Academy1 http://www.erols.com/stevepem/apembert apembert@crosslink.net Enabling Support Foundation http://www.enabling.org
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