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From: Steven Faulkner
Date: May 17, 2010 5:51AM

HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives
http://dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/

This document is a work in progress currently edited by me, I
encourage anyone with an interest to contribute to its development.

Document aims:
* Provide clear and practical advice on how to provide appropriate
text alternatives for images using currently supported techniques
* How to make use of the new features available in HTML5 and WAI-ARIA
for providing text alternatives.
* Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each technique in
reference to browser and assistive technology support.
* Provide normative rules for each technique in regards to whether its
correct use results in a conforming HTML5 document.
* Harmonization of HTML5 document conformance in regards to image text
alternatives with WCAG 2.0.

The document has been put forward as a First Public Working Draft in
the W3C HTML WG, it is expected this initial publication will occur
next month.

How you can help:

If you are not a member of the W3C HTML WG:
Email the HTML WG public comments list: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Email me: <EMAIL REMOVED>

Or preferably

File a bug

If you are a member of the HTML WG email the list or me or preferably
file a bug http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/enter_bug.cgi?product=HTML%20WG&;component=alt%20techniques%20(editor:%20Steven%20Faulkner)

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with regards

Steve Faulkner
Technical Director - TPG Europe
Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium

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