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Bug 25264 - Pointer to additional resources in section on text alternatives for images
Summary: Pointer to additional resources in section on text alternatives for images
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML5 spec (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: steve faulkner
QA Contact: steve faulkner
URL: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html...
Whiteboard:
Keywords: a11y, CR
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2014-04-04 19:39 UTC by Mark Sadecki
Modified: 2014-04-04 20:13 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description Mark Sadecki 2014-04-04 19:39:58 UTC
The HTML Accessibility Task Force acknowledges that "4.7.1.1 Requirements for providing text to act as an alternative for images" [1] as revised, provides a good introduction to authoring useful alternative content for images.  After consulting with other WAI groups, the TF requests that a link to a more comprehensive list of resources for authoring alternative content also be added to this section of the specification.

Request replacing the following NOTE:

"NOTE: The alt attribute on images is a very important accessibility attribute (it is supported by all browsers, most authoring tools and is the most well known accessibility technique among authors). Useful alt attribute content enables users who are unable to view images on a page to comprehend and make use of that page as much as those who can.""

With this text:

"NOTE: The alt attribute on images is a very important accessibility attribute. Authoring useful alt attribute content requires the author to carefully consider the context in which the image appears and the function that image may have in that context. The guidance included here addresses the most common ways authors use images. Additional guidance and techniques are available in <a href="http://w3.org/WAI/alt/">Resources on Alternative Text for Images</a>."

[1]  <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/CR/embedded-content-0.html#alt>
Comment 1 steve faulkner 2014-04-04 20:13:32 UTC
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Status: Accepted
Change Description: added text commit https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/4ae64a7f00039f0fa6d6bb1987fe4f11480018ef
Rationale: useful reference link addition