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From: GILLENWATER, ZOE M
Date: Aug 1, 2012 6:58AM

Hi folks,

I'm trying to learn more about what different screen readers do by default when they encounter a non-linked image with no alt attribute. Can anyone help me fill in the holes or correct any of the info below?

-- NVDA: skips it
-- JAWS: skips it (Has JAWS always done this, or did this change over time? Did it used to read the file name by default?)
-- VoiceOver: reads file name
-- WindowEyes: ??

Thanks for your help,
Zoe

Zoe Gillenwater
Technical Architect, Design Standards Accessibility
Creative Experience Team
AT&T eCommerce

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