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RE: Section 508 Question

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From: John Foliot - WATS.ca
Date: Jan 9, 2006 7:00AM

Andrew Kirkpatrick wrote:
> This checkpoint doesn't set any requirements for the page to work with
> scripting off, just that the content created by the script needs to be
> exposed via the operating system in a way that is familiar to screen
> readers or other assisitve techologies.
>

Thank you Andrew for what appears to be the real answer to my original
question. If I understand you correctly then the following:

<a href="javascript:changeLanguage();" alt="Choose a language
and click the arrow to got to that language content."><img
src="images/general/langArrow.gif" width=33 height=24 border=0
alt="Choose a language and click the arrow to got to that language
content."></a>

...While dumb from a usability perspective (and second, has poor alt
text anyway), is technically acceptable for Section 508 compliance,
right? (As the image alt text is the "...functional text that can be
read by assistive technology.")