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Re: Cost of Web accessibility, yet again

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From: julian.rickards
Date: Oct 6, 2004 7:40AM

Oops, typo.

What I meant to say was automated accessibility checkers CANNOT determine
what to insert in an alt attribute, neither can they determine if the
current alt of "Photo of a dog" is appropriate for your "Drawing of a fish".
This is why subjective testing must be employed.

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Julian Rickards
A/Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator
Publication Services Section,
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines,
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