On 31-Aug-07, at 11:08 PM, Designer wrote:
Well Vlad, whether it fits your conception or not, there is such a
thing as a site whose prime function is visual. The only
'information' in the site I mentioned is what something 'looks
like'. If you can't see it, there is nothing you can do to help
that.
It's a sad fact of life I'm afraid.
Bob,
While not quite in direct response to your statement, I thought I'd
share this article from over at A List Apart:
http://alistapart.com/articles/revivinganorexicwebwriting
Specifically the 'A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words' bit.
"I admit to having overlooked alt text. Until a year ago I sniffed at
the idea of creating useful alt text for images. “If a user is
blind,” I reasoned, “what does he care that I have a photograph of
the university tower on my website?”
My fellow designer shrugged. “Well, I guess if you don’t really care
about what the image says,” she said slowly, “you really don’t need
it in the first place.”"
Best,
- Rahul.
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