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From: Pete Fairhurst
Date: Mar 13, 2006 9:50AM

[Been following the WebAIM list for a little while, but this is my first
post so be gentle!]

I'm working on some forums templates and was interested to know if the
following is semantic garbage, were it to be viewed by a screen reader:

<p><b><img src="/images/icons/topic-new.gif" alt="New topic"/></b>:
indicates that topics have been created in this forum since your last
visit.</p>
<p><b><img src="/images/icons/topic-frozen.gif" alt="Frozen topic"/></b>:
indicates that the topic is no longer accepting new posts - it has been
effectively 'frozen'.</p>

Ideally, I'd think something like a definition list would be best suited to
what I'm trying to convey. But, as definition term elements cannot contain
markup, I'm opting for this simpler alternative.

- Pete F.
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