Comments on: Punctuating text-equivalents http://accessibilitytips.com/2009/01/02/punctuating-text-equivalents/ A collection of tips, guidance and practical suggestions in developing accessible websites Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:40:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anup http://accessibilitytips.com/2009/01/02/punctuating-text-equivalents/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Anup Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:59:48 +0000 http://www.wp-dev.isolutia.com/?p=22#comment-150 Good post. I remember seeing that alt text howler article, and the buffaloes in the canoe is stuck in my head! @Kim: I often run into this problem and one way out of it is to have an empty alt if the text equivalent is in the surrounding paragraph. Not always possible, but may be a useful alternative? Good post. I remember seeing that alt text howler article, and the buffaloes in the canoe is stuck in my head!

@Kim: I often run into this problem and one way out of it is to have an empty alt if the text equivalent is in the surrounding paragraph. Not always possible, but may be a useful alternative?

]]> By: Kim http://accessibilitytips.com/2009/01/02/punctuating-text-equivalents/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Kim Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:47:57 +0000 http://www.wp-dev.isolutia.com/?p=22#comment-118 Great information that will make a difference in how I do things from now on. A related problem is when a floated image is placed in the middle of a paragraph to get the paragraph to wrap around the image. That puts the image alt text smack in the middle of the paragraph and sometimes in the middle of a sentence. It can really mess things up for a screen reader. Great information that will make a difference in how I do things from now on.

A related problem is when a floated image is placed in the middle of a paragraph to get the paragraph to wrap around the image. That puts the image alt text smack in the middle of the paragraph and sometimes in the middle of a sentence. It can really mess things up for a screen reader.

]]> By: Jon Gibbins http://accessibilitytips.com/2009/01/02/punctuating-text-equivalents/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Jon Gibbins Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:13:03 +0000 http://www.wp-dev.isolutia.com/?p=22#comment-117 I did a little research into this a short while ago, and many markup constructs result in sentences running together if alt text is not punctuated. For example, without a full-stop at the end of it, an image's alt text will "bleed" into a paragraph that immediately follows, even if the image itself is placed inside a paragraph. I'll try to publish some results for reference. I did a little research into this a short while ago, and many markup constructs result in sentences running together if alt text is not punctuated. For example, without a full-stop at the end of it, an image’s alt text will “bleed” into a paragraph that immediately follows, even if the image itself is placed inside a paragraph. I’ll try to publish some results for reference.

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