- From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2000 07:10:13 -0500
- To: "wai-ig list" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
see below taken from the access-board news letter. What is a "verbal tag"? Web_based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications The criteria for web_based technology and information are based on access guidelines developed by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium. Many of these provisions ensure access for people with vision impairments who rely on various assistive products to access computer_based information, such as screen readers, which translate what's on a computer screen into automated audible output, and refreshable Braille displays. Certain conventions, such as verbal tags or identification of graphics and format devices, are necessary so that these devices can "read" them for the user in a sensible way. The standards do not prohibit the use of web site graphics or animation. This section also addresses the usability of multimedia presentations, image maps, style sheets, scripting languages, applets and plug_ins, and electronic forms. Hands-On Technolog(eye)s touching the internet mailto:poehlman1@home.com voice: 301.949.7599 ---end sig---
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