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Re: When Should You Show Web Content Only To Screen, Readers

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From: Guy Hickling
Date: Oct 15, 2019 1:29PM

Peter, you said:

> We have encountered situations where the longdesc includes tabular
versions of map content the blind find so useful that our clients have
moved that from the longdesc to the main content for everyone to use.

That demonstrates that descriptions for complex graphs and images shouldn't
be done with longdesc, they should be made available as a normal link for
everyone beside the image right from the start.

And as others have already said in this thread, it is rarely right that
special information should be given only to blind people.

Regards,
Guy Hickling