Re: Absent or null alt on img within figure element

I think it comes down to accessibility support. Last time I checked the
figcaption didn't work with any screen reader.

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On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Sailesh Panchang <spanchang02@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Greetings,
> Is it  okay to omit the alt on an img element inside a figure element and
> rely on the figcaption to provide the text alternative?
>
> As a screen reader user, I am not in favor of doing away with the alt or
> even setting a null alt on the img because I do not realize that there is
> an actual image present; nor can I use image-navigation to quickly move to
> the image. Nor can I copy / save the image locally if I wished to.
> The examples within HTML5 specs do use an a non-empty alt for images
> within a figure which is perfectly fine by me.
> I am in favor of flagging a violation if alt is absent or is null on an
> img within a figure.
> Thoughts?
> Thanks very much,
> Sailesh Panchang
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