Comments on: Speaking ALT Text http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/ Seeking Best Accessibility Practices Fri, 16 May 2008 10:31:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: vdebolt http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-411 vdebolt Sun, 15 May 2005 23:36:17 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-411 This is a great service to be able to hear these test cases read this way. Very enlightening for someone who does not own the software, but wants to explain to people the best way to code the alt attribute for nonessential images. I hope you will continue this practice with other test cases on other topics. This is a great service to be able to hear these test cases read this way. Very enlightening for someone who does not own the software, but wants to explain to people the best way to code the alt attribute for nonessential images. I hope you will continue this practice with other test cases on other topics.

]]> By: jarvklo http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-412 jarvklo Mon, 16 May 2005 06:50:34 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-412 "Some people report that the absence of ALT text causes the image path and file name information to be spoken." Hmm... It is in JAWS 6.10 actually - if you use the image as a link graphic! But that, on the other hand, probably disqualifies it as a "non-essential image" ;) “Some people report that the absence of ALT text causes the image path and file name information to be spoken.”

Hmm…
It is in JAWS 6.10 actually - if you use the image as a link graphic!
But that, on the other hand, probably disqualifies it as a “non-essential image” ;)

]]> By: Mc http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-413 Mc Tue, 17 May 2005 10:58:55 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-413 hello, its great that some of us study the accessibility problems on sites :) . I'm writing my own blog about accesibility, especially for people with some kind of special vision problem or totally blind people. Hope you visit my blog and test by yourself the accesibility i have reached on it. Continue making this work forever master. Regards from Spain. Mc hello,
its great that some of us study the accessibility problems on sites :) . I’m writing my own blog about accesibility, especially for people with some kind of special vision problem or totally blind people. Hope you visit my blog and test by yourself the accesibility i have reached on it.

Continue making this work forever master. Regards from Spain. Mc

]]> By: Mike Cherim http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-414 Mike Cherim Tue, 17 May 2005 21:21:58 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-414 First off, thanks for doing this. This is good stuff. Learning about and working with screen reader output has been, perhaps, been the most difficult part of accommodating those accessibility needs on the web. I have taking my pages and running them through Opera's Voice option. It may not be a screen reader per se, but I do feel it has been a enlightning experience none the less. On the hosting site I recently made, I tried a couple of new things. First, the site is http://gbhxonline.com. Specifically the two things worth noting. 1) On the "Home" page there is an image in the first paragraph. This image has text on it which conveys information (inline with the text before and after) and prompts the site vistor to click for more. The alt attribute in this case closely matches the text in the image. With images off, I see the alt text so it seems to work well that way, and using the Opera Voice option, I discovered it seems to read well too. 2) On the "Hosting" page I have the hosting plan details in lists. These individual lists are marked by a small icon on each. The icon bears the plan identifier (i.e., Gold Plan). The text following the icon says the reveals the plan identifier so having the alt attribute read "Gold Plan" would have been redundant. I could have left the value null, but instead I tried something new. I made the alt attriubte a bullet, not the word, but an actual bullet (•). By voice it says bullet, a demarcation so I think I'm okay with it. Without images you get the bullet itself. I like the way it turned out. First off, thanks for doing this. This is good stuff. Learning about and working with screen reader output has been, perhaps, been the most difficult part of accommodating those accessibility needs on the web.

I have taking my pages and running them through Opera’s Voice option. It may not be a screen reader per se, but I do feel it has been a enlightning experience none the less.

On the hosting site I recently made, I tried a couple of new things. First, the site is http://gbhxonline.com. Specifically the two things worth noting.

1) On the “Home” page there is an image in the first paragraph. This image has text on it which conveys information (inline with the text before and after) and prompts the site vistor to click for more. The alt attribute in this case closely matches the text in the image. With images off, I see the alt text so it seems to work well that way, and using the Opera Voice option, I discovered it seems to read well too.

2) On the “Hosting” page I have the hosting plan details in lists. These individual lists are marked by a small icon on each. The icon bears the plan identifier (i.e., Gold Plan). The text following the icon says the reveals the plan identifier so having the alt attribute read “Gold Plan” would have been redundant. I could have left the value null, but instead I tried something new. I made the alt attriubte a bullet, not the word, but an actual bullet (•). By voice it says bullet, a demarcation so I think I’m okay with it. Without images you get the bullet itself. I like the way it turned out.

]]> By: pamberman http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-416 pamberman Wed, 18 May 2005 18:09:04 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-416 These examples are extremely helpful. Thank you so much! These examples are extremely helpful. Thank you so much!

]]> By: Mike Cherim http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-417 Mike Cherim Wed, 18 May 2005 22:16:18 +0000 http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/#comment-417 Sorry to double post but I wanted to add that the Opera Voice option reads <em>exactly</em> as the other do. Sorry to double post but I wanted to add that the Opera Voice option reads exactly as the other do.

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