Re: disparity in quicktips and guidelines?

although the alternative text for client-side image maps links is not shown
in IE and Netscape - they are available if you tab to them.  Thus, as well
as being available in Lynx, HPR, etc., we decided it was not a problem.  As
Jim states, however, it is an issue for server-side image maps.

Charles - why do you feel the issue needs to be reviewed in regards to
non-readers?  It seems to me that a non-reader would be using IE or NS with
images loaded.  If they are using a screen reader, when they encounter a
client-side image map the alt-text for each region will be read to them as
they tab (we have tested this and it works). 

Am I wrong to assume that a non-reader would most likely rather view the
image map graphic than the alt-text or a redundant text link for each
active region?  

One bit of confusion is that  in IE the alt-text of the image map image is
displayed as the tooltip.

--wendy

At 12:56 PM 7/9/99 , you wrote:
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>RN: Hmmm, why are image maps Priority 3?  When I turn graphics off, all i see
>is the main alt tag for the graphic.  Since text links are required, I
would
>have thought a develpoer must require text links for image maps and
therefore
>would be Priority 1.
>
>JT: Alt text for client side maps (areas) is priority 1. Alternative text
links
>is priority 3 because those areas are generally accessible today. Look at
>www.ibm.com/sns which has a map across the top. All alt text is displayed
in IE
>with images off, and spoken with screen readers and text browsers. Even
without
>alt text, Lynx, HPR, and others will at least expose the URL's.  Your comment
>seems to be talking about server-side maps - where you would get one alt
text.
>Not using these or providing alterntive text links is priority 1.
>
>Jim Thatcher
>IBM Special Needs Systems
>www.ibm.com/sns
>thatch@us.ibm.com
>(512)838-0432
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>
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>Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org> on 07/09/99 11:48:45 AM
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>To:   Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
>cc:   WAI GL <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>, Robert Neff <robneff@home.com> (bcc: James
>      Thatcher/Austin/IBM)
>Subject:  Re: disparity in quicktips and guidelines?
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>thread transferred from Education and Outreach Group...
>
>In general it was felt that if a problem was easily handled by Lynx, which is
>freely available for every platform I know of, then it could be regarded as
>an improvement rather than an important barrier.
>
>In light of the disucssion about non-readers in particular, I suspect that
>decision should be reviewed.
>
>Charles McCN
>
>On Fri, 9 Jul 1999, Judy Brewer wrote:
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>  Robert,
>
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>  You may want to ask this question in the Web Content Guidelines Working
>  Group. I recall they had very specific reasons for being able to
>  downgrade the priority of 1.5, but can't articulate that well right now.
>
>
>  I've put it on the list of things to look over in revising the
>  guidelines-- they're getting the list too.
>
>
>  Judy
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>  At 12:01 AM 7/9/99 -0700, Robert Neff wrote:
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>  >>>>
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>  <excerpt>Do i see a disparity between the Web Content Accessibility
>  Guidelines (WCAG) and Quicktips?
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>
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>  WCAG 1.5 states, "Until user agents render text equivalents for
>  client-side image map links, provide redundant text links for each active
>  region of a client-side image map. [Priority 3] "
>
>
>
>  Hmmm, why are image maps Priority 3?  When I turn graphics off, all i see
>  is the main alt tag for the graphic.  Since text links are required, I
>  would have thought a develpoer must require text links for image maps and
>  therefore would be Priority 1.
>
>
>
>  Quicktips state "Image maps. Use client-side MAP and text for hotspots."
>  Shouldnt we add text redundant links?  I was using this for a while and
>  then re-realized that text links are needed - turn off graphics!
>
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>  comments?
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>  once we are finished reviwing this comment, can pass over to the GL.
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>  </excerpt><<<<<<<<
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>  Judy Brewer    jbrewer@w3.org    +1.617.258.9741    http://www.w3.org/WAI

>
>  Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) International Program Office
>
>  World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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>--Charles McCathieNevile            mailto:charles@w3.org
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