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Re: Longdesc replacement

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From: John Foliot
Date: Apr 15, 2019 11:24AM

> Do you remember the reason why Apple refused to have longdesc be in the
standards?

Their claim was that it was "bolt-on" accessibility, and as supported in
the past*, was only useful for screen-reader users.

(* Prior support - by screen readers only - was a decision of the browser
vendors. Apple, along with Mozilla/Firefox and Google/Chrome - and others
- were presented with possible solutions that would have extended the
functionality of @longdesc to other user-groups as well, but <opinion>if it
isn't invented by Apple, it's not a viable solution.</opinion> ¯_(ツ)_/¯ )

JF


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*John Foliot* | Principal Accessibility Strategist | W3C AC Representative
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