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Subject:Re: Use of ALT in web pages From:Eric Ray <ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com> To:Daniel Hall <misterhall -at- prodigy -dot- net>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 02 Jun 2000 09:23:38 -0600
> Tom mentioned that using alt tags to provide access for those who are have
> images turned off in their browser is nice. Providing useful information in
> those tags is essential if your page is being machine dictated to the blind
> or visually impaired.
Along these lines, you might want to check out an article on the
TECHWR-L Site (republished from the column that Deborah and I
write for Technical Communication):
