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Comment LC-2723
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Commenter: Mark Rogers <mark.rogers@powermapper.com>

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H67 says
Note: Although alt=" " is also valid, alt="" is recommended

F30 says
Examples of text that are not text alternatives include: placeholder text such as " "

These statements contradict each other.

Proposed Change:
In recent versions of JAWS and NVDA empty ALT="" works as expected (image is ignored) but ALT=" " (single space ALT) causes the URL of the image to be read out.

Remove note in H67 saying ALT=" " is also valid, since it appears to cause active harm.
(space separated ids)
(Please make sure the resolution is adapted for public consumption)


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