Re: HTML Action Item 54 - ...draft text for HTML 5 spec to require producers/authors to include @alt on img elements. from Andrew Sidwell on 2008-05-13 (wai-xtech@w3.org from May 2008)

From: Andrew Sidwell <w3c@andrewsidwell.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 14:19:24 +0100
To: Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com>
CC: W3C WAI-XTECH <wai-xtech@w3.org>, wai-liaison@w3.org
Message-ID: <4829955C.8070505@andrewsidwell.co.uk>

Dave Pawson wrote:
> Andrew later states:
>>  As a photographer, I do not have the time or the money to pay someone else
>> to have the time to provide anything resembling alternate text for 99% of my
>> photos.
> 
> So... you expect a blind photographer to do it, but you can't be bothered.

I don't expect a blind photographer to do it, and am curious as to where 
you saw me say as much.

Andrew Sidwell

Received on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 13:20:00 UTC