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Re: WCAG 1.0/2.0 and buttons that open a new window?

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From: Steve Green
Date: Jun 25, 2008 3:50AM

The use of 'alt' and 'title' attributes is not an accessible means of
providing this information. The 'alt' attribute is not available to anyone
who has images enabled, and the 'title' attribute is not available to many
groups such as text browsers, screen readers and anyone using keyboard
navigation.

The only way to make the information truly accessible is to include it in
the text on the page.

Steve