- From: Pawson, David <DPawson@rnib.org.uk>
- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 08:08:01 -0000
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> Some rules of thumb (actually, just plain common sense): > - describe "key visual elements" - that which is needed for > understanding and no more. > Yes, this requires a human judgement call, but not everything can be > automated :-) > In TV, we don't have the luxury of unlimited time and space for our > descriptions, so > less is always more. The same should hold true for web surfers. > > [Pawson, David] An approach we use when reading in diagrams for books in audio is to glimpse at the diagram for about 5 seconds, turn away, and note what 'sticks out'. If you haven't captured it in that time, its probably not worth capturing. Try it! DaveP
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