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From: John E. Brandt
Date: Jan 14, 2009 2:50PM
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I ditto this...And I look forward to the research.
I've told this story before, so I will be brief...In looking at discussions
in this list over the years where folks who are screen reader users have
commented on the efficacy of "null alts" vs. alt descriptions, I concluded
long ago that there is no definitive answer to this question. The best I
could surmise was that for people who had some limited sight and/or had been
born with sight and developed vision problems later in life, images were
important. For others, they were not. But these were always opinions and
clearly not a scientific or authoritative analysis.
I look forward to something more than simple opinion to be offered, but I
suspect that many people will do what they want anyway, and perhaps that's
okay too.
Keeping warm in Maine...best to all!
~j
John E. Brandt
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Augusta, Maine USA
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