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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Sep 9, 2014 2:21PM

hello:
ken what we did was use the invisible text elimant in drupal and copied
the transcript on the page this means it reads just as if you were reading
the transcript. the screen reader does not even notice the panals as we
made the alt tags empty does that make a difference? would you still want a
link to the separate transcript? we then made sure that the images for the
comic were not read out by adding empty alt tags to them. it reads as if
the screen reader is reading a play by play of the comic strip frame one
and so on lucy



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Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
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On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Len Burns < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Lucy,
>
> As a user, I would like the option of a transcript. This is because at
> times I might just want to read through the text without the fuss of the
> comic page itself. I am thrilled to hear about this project and very much
> look forward to enjoying it when it is live!
>
> -Len
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Lucy Greco
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 11:21 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: [WebAIM] transcript for a comic strip
>
> hello:
> we want to put up a comic on our site and have found a way to add
> accessible text to it. we were wondering if we should still add a link to
> the transcript of what the text says to the page as well. we have been able
> to make it so that if the comic panels are enlarged they still can be read.
> so the screen reader user gets text as they move through the panels. my
> feeling is we don't need the transcript but i would like a vote from here
> thanks Lucy
> Lucia Greco
> Web Accessibility Evangelist
> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> University of California, Berkeley
> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> Follow me on twitter @accessaces
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