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Re: Title attributes on images and links
From: E.J. Zufelt
Date: Aug 5, 2009 4:30AM
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On 5-Aug-09, at 6:16 AM, Oliver Secluna wrote:
> I totally agree with this, and also don't like using 'more info' for
> link text. However I work in a commercial environment where there is a
> separation between us technical folk who do the coding and the clients
> and designers who come up with the interface design. As a compromise
> solution, where I have no control over the design or text that appears
> on the page I use title text as a backup for accessibility and SEO.
>
E - Not sure if you're aware, but many screen-reader, and keyboard-
only, users do not have access to the title attribute, particularly
for links that have some link text. See the RNIB article that
Benjamin referenced at http://tinyurl.com/25lf7a [RNIB]
> Whether this is the best compromise or not, is open to discussion of
> course.
>
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