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RE: Section 508 Question

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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Jan 9, 2006 1:40PM

> 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.

AWK