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Re: Writing good ALT descriptions

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From: November Samnee
Date: Jul 21, 2009 12:40PM

I've pointed developers to WebAim's coverage of Appropriate Alt
Text<http://www.webaim.org/techniques/alttext/>;many times. It has
many good working examples, though their screen reader
survey results may indicate that users really do want "photo of George
Washington."


On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 1:25 PM, John E. Brandt < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I am looking for a good resource to point people to who have questions
> about
> writing good ALT descriptions. I could write one myself - well it would be
> my opinion and not necessarily "good" in the eyes of everyone - but I would
> rather have something that has been out there for a while, is mainstream
> and
> generally well respected. It does not have to be long - in fact, I would
> prefer something brief - and it should be fairly easy to understand.
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>
>
> Any suggestions or nominees?
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> ~j
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> John E. Brandt
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> Web Design, Development, Consultation
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> Augusta, Maine USA
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> 207-622-7937
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