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Bug 12876 - suggestion for Example 6.4
Summary: suggestion for Example 6.4
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LC1 alt techniques (editor: Steven Faulkner) (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: steve faulkner
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
URL: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/p...
Whiteboard:
Keywords: a11y, a11y_text-alt
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2011-06-03 06:49 UTC by Michael[tm] Smith
Modified: 2011-08-15 09:38 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Description Michael[tm] Smith 2011-06-03 06:49:52 UTC
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-comments/2011Jun/0000.html

from Reinaldo Ferraz <reinaldo@nic.br>

In the *Example 6.4*, I consider important a short description to the 
image. It´s important even for a blind person or somebody who cannot 
load images perceive that there is an image with a purpose: create a 
medieval atmosphere to the webpage. I disagree that the image with 
description is only related to the blind or low vision webpage. The link 
example shows the users preference 
http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/#images
Comment 1 Michael[tm] Smith 2011-08-04 05:08:40 UTC
mass-move component to LC1
Comment 2 steve faulkner 2011-08-15 09:36:55 UTC
EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are
satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If
you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please
reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML
Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest
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yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document:
  http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html

Status: Partially Accepted
Change Description: modified the context to be the same for both examples, added a recommendation that a text alternative be provided, but not a requirement.
Rationale: 
The decision about whether to provide a text alternative for an image that is not directly related to the subject matter is not clear cut. In some circumstances it is acceptable.