- From: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:23:14 +0100
- To: "HTML WG" <public-html@w3.org>, wai-xtech@w3.org, "public html for all" <list@html4all.org>
The part in the HTML 5 spec (see below). about it being OK to leave the alt off if you are sending an email to someone who is known to view images, is unecessary and just a variation on the "disabled people don't use my web site, so I don't need to make it accessible" argument. It adds nothing of use to the spec apart from providing another dubious reason to omit the alt attribute. I propose it is removed. "An image in an e-mail or document intended for a specific person who is known to be able to view images When an image is included in a communication (such as an HTML e-mail) aimed at someone who is known to be able to view images, the alt attribute may be omitted. However, even in such cases it is stongly recommended that alternative text be included (as appropriate according to the kind of image involved, as described in the above entries), so that the e-mail is still usable should the user use a mail client that does not support images, or should the e-mail be forwarded on to other users whose abilities might not include easily seeing images." source http://www.w3.org/html/wg/html5/#the-img -- with regards Steve Faulkner Technical Director - TPG Europe Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org Web Accessibility Toolbar - http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
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