If it's more complex than that, with an icon or a non-standard font then a carefully chosen image can still be quite accessible. Don't take this as me saying that fixed text sizes are in any way a good thing, but text in images with alt text, high contrast and at least a 12px font size leave very few people poorly affected.
There's a lot about this in chapter 12 < http://joeclark.org/book/sashay/serialization/Chapter12.html > of Joe Clark's book, 'Designing Accessible Websites'. Buy it if only for this gem,
If youâre running a ratings site of the âAm I Hot or Not?â variety (HotorNot.com) but more explicit â two examples are RateaRod.com and RateaRear.com â then the alt text for submitted photos may end up being inane and/or annoying, like alt="Rate this member!" Porn cannot always be taken seriously. Accessible porn may end up being even slightly more ridiculous.
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