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From: Sawang Srisom
Date: May 13, 2007 6:50PM

Dear all,

It seems to me that many people are frustrated of images when they create an
accessible website. Some even think that accessible websites cannot contain
images. I have some easy recommendations as follows (please help me fill in
more if I have missed any):

1. For illustration, just provide "alternative text" in the ALT attribute
(say what the image is about).
2. If the image contains a complicated content, provide a longdesc or D
link (link to a long-description HTML file).
3. For decoration, it is recommended to convert all those images into
background images by using CSS; otherwise, set the ALT to "".

Sawang Srisom