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From: ckrugman
Date: Jun 10, 2013 4:49AM

in my experience as a screen reader user screen shots have little value as
they are an image that is not readable. The only value that they have is for
me to demonstrate an inaccessible web page to a developer or sight master
when I am using their site.
Chuck
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From: "David Ashleydale" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:32 PM
Subject: [WebAIM] Screen Shots and A11y


> Hi,
>
> My web site often has screen shots of pages as an introduction to some new
> functionality, in addition to describing the functionality in the
> accompanying text. The screen shots are meant to familiarize users with
> how
> the service might look if they were to sign up for it. However, this is
> very visually-oriented. I don't think there's even a very practical way of
> describing a screen shot in ALT text. Or at least, ALT text wouldn't
> provide the same purpose as the screen shot, which is specifically to show
> the user what it will look like.
>
> Would screen shots be considered "decorative" and therefore be given null
> ALT text? Or should there be a completely different strategy that would
> take the place of a screen shot for users that are unable to see it?
>
> Thanks,
> David Ashleydale
> > >