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Subject:	Re: Discuss: JAWS and empty alt tag on photo (was Accessibility Dilemma)
From:	Steve Ganz <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Steve Ganz <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 5 Sep 2005 13:45:31 -0700
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> > What happens in screen readers where an image is a link 
> > with empty "" alt text?
> 
> I did try this earlier with IBM Homepage Reader (I'm not sure 
> if this screen reader has a big following, but it's one I can 
> afford!). HPR then ignored the photo which is just what was 
> wanted. (Before I used the null alt tag, it read out the link URL.)
> 
> Does anyone know what Jaws does in this situation?

Jaws 6.1 ignores empty alt text. Check out the following article from the
great resource "Access Matters":
http://www.access-matters.com/2005/05/15/speaking-alt-text/

- Steve

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