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From: Jennison Mark Asuncion
Date: Mar 2, 2010 9:15PM

Hi there,

Perhaps it is because I am not necessarily an audio learner, but as a
screen reader user, shorter is better re the ALT text. If it's too long,
especially if it is describing something complex, I'll more than
likely lose the intended meaning. But that's just me. I was the same way
back in school. Describing a complex Calculus diagram to me in words was
lost on me, it had to be drawn out using raised lines for me to really
"get it." I do know that there are other peers of mine who are blind who
are "wired" in such a way that you can describe something to them that may
be complex, and they get it. Envious.

That would be an interesting study for someone to take on re how much
someone who can't see really gets out of different styles of ALT text .

Jennison

Jennison Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org
LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennison