On 12/10/05 12:10 AM, "Townson, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think my point here is this: HTML is really a text-based medium. Images > have very little "meaning", for example, to a screenreader. Then why is there an <img> element? And what about those who can't read but enjoy using the internet for it *visual content*? Let's not exclude pre-schoolers and those with a mental disability like my friend's 21 yr old autistic son who can't read but enjoys surfing the web. And for some sites the main content is visual not text-based, like for a photographer or an artist. I don't buy a photograph or painting because I like its text-based description. Hope Stewart ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
