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From: Paul Collins
Date: Nov 11, 2009 4:15AM

Hi all,

My colleague has asked me if you can use graphical headings in WCAG2.0, so I guess by that he means using and <IMG> tag with an ALT attribute. I've tried to find information on this and can't see anything.

I beleive there was nothing specific about this in WCAG1.0, but there was always the issue that a graphical heading cannot be enlarged (apart from within a few modern browsers that have ZOOM)

So, I was wondering if anyone can answer the following for me:

- Would it be OK to use a graphical heading and satisfy level AA of WCAG 2.0
- Does anyone know the specific guideline that points to this?

Thanks for any help
Paul Collins