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From: Bergel, Marguerite
Date: Mar 11, 2007 8:40PM

Hello,

Some of our Web sites make use of frames that are supposed to be
invisible. These frames contain parameters that are relevant only to
systems, but provide nothing useful to human users. Screen readers don't
even pick up on the data within these frames, just the fact that the
frames themselves are there.

Is there a way to suppress visibility of frames that are supposed to be
invisible but aren't to JAWS/Window Eyes? E.g. is there an alt=""
equivalent for frames? I've done some preliminary research, but haven't
come up with anything.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help,
Marguerite