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Re: Default alt attribute for site-logo in a CMS

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From: John E Brandt
Date: Sep 9, 2011 9:15AM

Why can't is say both? Quoting from VoiceOver (on a Drupal site that is not
using a graphic main heading, but rather text).

"[Heading level 1, Visited Link]Maine-AIM - Home"

If you are using the Drupal logo on "Joe's website," the alt could simply
say "Drupal logo - home"

~j

John E. Brandt
www.jebswebs.com
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207-622-7937
Augusta, Maine, USA

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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jared Smith
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:44 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Default alt attribute for site-logo in a CMS

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 8:32 AM, E.J. Zufelt < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> If A user sets up a blog with Drupal's defaults, a screen-reader user
would hear:
>
> Link: Drupal
>
> For a link that takes them to the homepage of Joe's Blog.

If they maintain the defaults and the logo is the Drupal logo and the site
name is "Drupal", this is perfectly accurate. If they change the logo and
site name, then it's still accurate. If they change one, but not the other,
then they've introduced an accessibility issue that you can't and shouldn't
need to account for.

Jared