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ChangeProposals/InstateLongdesc/RecentResearchOnUsers
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Recent Research on Users
- This document is a part of the: Include longdesc in HTML5 Change Proposal
- For: HTML5 ISSUE-30 longdesc
- Editor: Laura Carlson, (laura.lee.carlson at gmail.com)
- Date: January 31, 2011, last updated May 7, 2011
On February 28, 2011 WebAIM released the results of their latest independent user survey which asked a question regarding the longdesc attribute.
The majority of respondents declared longdesc useful. The report states:
These responses show a strong usefulness of the longdesc attribute, which is currently under debate for omission from HTML5. Also of note is that 22.7% of respondents do not know the usefulness of longdesc, suggesting a need for better education or presentation of this functionality in screen readers.