- From: Rachel Tanenhaus <rtanenhaus@adaptiveenvironments.org>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:07:02 -0400
- To: "Jerry Weichbrodt" <gerald.g.weichbrodt@ived.gm.com>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Jerry Weichbrodt wrote the following: > Yes, it's true that graphical browsers used without AT have little use for > the long description since the non-AT user presumeably can view the image > directly. Hmmm. Not entirely true - I have low vision myself, and I sometimes have difficulty seeing detailed graphics, such as charts/graphs/etc. A description can help fill in the details for me. I don't use a screenreader, but I find things like alt tags, d-links, etc. to be quite useful, because they let me know what I *didn't* see, if that makes sense. -Rachel Rachel H. Tanenhaus, MPH Information Specialist New England ADA and Accessible IT Center (800) 949-4232 / (617) 695-0085 (v/tty) Fax: (617) 482-8099 E-mail: rtanenhaus@adaptenv.org 374 Congress Street, Suite 301, Boston, MA 02210 http://www.newenglandada.org
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