Re: HTML Action Item 54 - ...draft text for HTML 5 spec to require producers/authors to include @alt on img elements.

Gez Lemon wrote:

>>  If I can't even get access to the image
>> viewer, then that presents a much bigger problem *for me* than than
>> images shown not having alt text.
> 
> It's a problem you can overcome by switching your browser.

This is not necessarily trivial, for example if you are operating in a 
locked-down environment (kiosk, iPhone), if you do not have the technical skill 
to install or use another browser, or if you depend on an AT that only plugs 
into a single browser.

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