- From: Ramón Corominas <listas@ramoncorominas.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:45:56 +0200
- To: Thomas Birch <thomas_birch@ieci.es>
- CC: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
No, I think it cannot be considered WCAG 2.0 compliant. Even if you "meet" the SC 1.1.1 in terms of "providing alternatives", the technique would not meet Conformance Requirement #4, because it is not an "accessibility supported way of using the technology" (in this case, CSS). The technique is not accessible when users turn high contrast mode on, so I consider it would fail if it is "tested for interoperability with users' assistive technology", which is the first condition of the "accessibility supported" definition. Take into account that users of high contrast mode (me included) will not see anything in the place of the button. Even if the buttons get focus, there is no chance to know their purpose. Indeed, it is likely that the user will ignore their existence. Regards, Ramón. Thomas asked: > *Would this technique be sufficient for these particular images and WCAG > guideline, if screen readers can access the hidden text, or is it > required for the text to be visible when images have been disabled?*
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