- From: Leslie K. Yoder <lkyoder@pacbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:34:43 -0800
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
I've read with great interest the discussion regarding the purpose and content of alt text. So far, the emphasis has been on images that are "decorative" or supplemental in some way to the main content of a page. My question is this: what if the images _are_ the content--for example, a photo gallery or artist's online portfolio? My guess is that long desc would be the way to go, but I'm not sure. I'm currently working up a site for a friend who is a graphic artist (mostly in the area of signage), and I've looked at several artists' pages in the process. I've found, for the most part, that these pages don't concern themselves with accessibility for the blind, the reasoning apparently being that a blind user would have no interest in or use for graphic arts (a position that I, of course, find questionable). So I guess my question is really two-fold: Am I being excessive in insisting that even a site that's predominantly visual in its purpose be accessible? And what are your recommendations for alt and long desc content in this particular case? Thanks much Leslie Leslie K. Yoder lkyoder@pacbell.net
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