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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Dec 23, 2008 12:15PM

Angela French wrote:
> I am looking for any research on the use of alternative text for images on web pages that are merely for illustration purposes only.
> Specifically, does it just create "aural clutter" to provide alternative text on images that impart no information? Is a page more usable to a screen reader user if alt text is left out under such circumstances?

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Patrick H. Lauke