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Re: alt attributes and language

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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Jan 5, 2012 9:54AM

Yes the attributes are always spoken using the system default. .

Lucy Greco
Assistive Technology Specialist
Disabled Student's Program UC Berkeley
(510) 643-7591
http://attlc.berkeley.edu
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu

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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Michelangelo Iaffaldano
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 6:53 AM
To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Subject: [WebAIM] alt attributes and language

I browsed a few pages that have correct lang attributes (for example http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Accueil_principal) in NVDA. I was surprised to discover that, while text is pronounced correctly, alt attributes are voiced in the default - and therefore incomprehensible - English voice. Is this common behaviour among screen readers?

Michelangelo Iaffaldano, Toronto



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