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From: Moore,Michael (DARS)
Date: Feb 23, 2010 9:42AM

Using alt="&space" can cause some older screen readers to report "graphic space" the standard is to use alt="". If the checker does not recognize alt="" as valid then it is defective. Triggering a manual check when encountering null alt text is not a defect in an automated checker.

Mike Moore