- From: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:18:11 +0100
- To: "Justin James" <j_james@mindspring.com>
- Cc: "David Poehlman" <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>, "HTML WG" <public-html@w3.org>, wai-xtech@w3.org
Hi Justin, >Nonetheless, that is still not reason to make "alt" a required attribute. The clarification was not intended to be an argument for/against this. I sent it to provide some insight about who may use the information in the alt. regards stevef On 14/04/2008, Justin James <j_james@mindspring.com> wrote: > And, of course, search engines and anyone else trying to make any kind of > semantic decision about the document. Nonetheless, that is still not reason > to make "alt" a required attribute. As in favor as I am of using it for all > of these reasons, it is contrary to HTML's historical "looseness" to require > it. Much of the reason why HTML was adopted so quickly was because, unlike > SGML, it was possible for Joe Six Pack to edit HTML. > > J.Ja > > -----Original Message----- > From: public-html-request@w3.org [mailto:public-html-request@w3.org] On > Behalf Of David Poehlman > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 5:03 PM > To: Steven Faulkner; HTML WG; wai-xtech@w3.org > Subject: Re: Point of clarification in alt debate(s) > > > and they are still around, people who use text only clients. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Faulkner" <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> > To: "HTML WG" <public-html@w3.org>; <wai-xtech@w3.org> > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 4:10 PM > Subject: Point of clarification in alt debate(s) > > > > In recent emails concerning the alt some people have characterised the > beneficiaries of text alternatives in their arguments, as the "blind". > > People who can benefit from text alternatives on images (including > image map areas, and input type="Image") include: > > *People with dyslexia and other congenital or aquired cognitive > disabilities who use > voice browsers to read the web. > *People who have impaired motor skills who use speech recognition software > *People with vision impairment who use magnifier /readers > *People with vision loss or impairment who use screen readers. > > > > -- > 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 > > > > > -- 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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