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> I agree with Jonathan that it is important to add the user group formed by > people with visual impairments but do not use screen readers. And also that > you need to add text to images that convey information only by color. > > On the other hand, I think we need to include to include the "image map" in > the document index and explanations about how they should be the alternative > texts in that case. Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo <coordina@sidar.org>
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