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RE: Is "this-or-that logo" adequate in an ALT text?

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From: John Foliot - bytown internet
Date: Aug 19, 2002 4:38AM

Kynn Wrote:

> Here's some choices you could make in this case:
<snip>
>
> 2. The alt text could be alt="[HTML Writers Guild Logo]". (I
> think this is what it is currently.) This identifies the logo
> as more than simply the WORDS "HTML Writers Guild", and the
> identification of the image as a logo provides context as to
> the function of the image. It's an identifier, and may even
> prove to be a link of value. Remember that on many Web sites,
> the logo in the upper left corner is a link that returns you to
> the top page.

I recently employed a similar solution on a page where there were a number
of photographs of rock bands accompanying press releases
(http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com) The basic structure was:

<.h1>Rock Band</h1>
<.p><.img ... alt="[Photo - Rock Band]">
Rock Band is the best band ever...</p>

... so clearly I needed to find a way of differentiating the various uses of
"Rock Band" in this content to separate the logic. In a text only browser
you still get:

Rock Band
[Photo - Rock Band]Rock Band is the best band ever...

Query: how do most list members feel about enclosing alt text within the
square brackets as noted above? Does it pose any accessibility issues with
any of the alternative devices out there? (I can't think of any) Is it
"annoying" to non-visual users employing speech synthesisers on a regular
basis? Could it be a "Best Practices" recommendation floated to the Working
Group of WCAG (v2) and other Accessibility organizations?

JF


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