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Re: Section 508 Question

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From: Christian Heilmann
Date: Jan 9, 2006 8:20AM

On 1/9/06, Andrew Kirkpatrick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > Even "alt" for a link ?
> > The easy way out is to create the link via JavaScript.
>
> The alt on the anchor is not correct, obviously, and is redundant to the
> contained image's alt.
>
> I was referring to the use of <a href="javascript:foo();"...> as OK
> under 508. There is an infinite universe of incorrect things that can
> be done that are not specifically banned under 508.

One more example where we should remember that we develop for human
beings and not for guidelines or validators.

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