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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Jul 31, 2025 3:37AM
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My short take on this would be: you don't have to remove directional
cues, but you shouldn't rely on them for understanding.
Both for text alternatives for the images themselves (i.e. alt="..."
attributes), and for adjacent text/captions, there are various
audiences. Sighted, partially sighted, blind. While the last group may
perhaps not care so much about the directional cues, it could also still
help them build a mental image. And if not, they'll ignore it and focus
what they do care about.
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