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Re: Re[2]: Web accessibility and usability

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From: Michael R. Burks
Date: Oct 30, 2004 8:03PM

Has it been mentioned that search engines pick up what is in the alt tag?

Sincerely,

Mike Burks

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From: iain [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 2:54 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: [WebAIM] Re[2]: Web accessibility and usability



Saturday, October 30, 2004, 7:47:08 PM, alg230 wrote:

> Would anyone anticipate the presence of "alt" as improving the
> experience of users without disabilities (in terms of any of the
> metrics
> noted on UsableNet: time, number of errors, success rate, and subjective
rating)?


Some people browse the web with images switched off to improve
loading speed: I do this when I'm using a cellular connection, and
3G isn't available.

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Iain

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