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

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