- From: David Poehlman <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 06:52:19 -0400
- To: Joshue O Connor <joshue.oconnor@ncbi.ie>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
as a blind user who still uses technologies requiring a cue here from time to time, the frustration encountered is lack of text. On May 9, 2006, at 6:44 AM, Joshue O Connor wrote: Though it has already been very well covered in this thread I do with to add my voice to the chorus. IMO Placeholder text, just don't do it. There is no need for it anymore, as it ruins user input and frustrates interaction, esp where you find people submitting searches like "Entholidays abroader Keyword" etc. I am glad to hear that it is being removed from WCAG 2 for even though it is conceived to assist some older UA's , it really did cause more problems than it solved, especially for blind users. Josh Joshue O Connor Senior Web Accessibility Consultant Centre for Inclusive Technology (CFIT) National Council for the Blind of Ireland Website: http://www.cfit.ie E-Mail: joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie Tel: 01 8821980
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