Re: Alt and/or Title

Thanks to all that replied. I always use the Alt atribute, but somewhere I
read that one should use both. Oh well, I'll just continue to use alt.
However, I find it interesting that the HWG logo code from the HWG does
indeed include both the Alt and Title.

Below is from  http://www.hwg.org/services/logo/
=====================================

The Logo must always use the following link and supporting ALT text:

<.A HREF="http://www.hwg.org/"><.IMG SRC="lo-025.gif" WIDTH="64" HEIGHT="90"
ALT="The
HTML Writers Guild" TITLE="Link to The HTML Writers Guild"></A>

=====================================

Interesting, on the HWG's pages they use both the Alt and the Title
attribute.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Lapcewich" <dlapcewich(at)intira.com>
To: "HWG" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Cc: "'Paul Wilson'" <webgooru(at)gte.net>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 14:18
Subject: RE: Alt and/or Title


> > > Since this bill was signed in 1998 and just went into
> > > effect on 21 Dec 2000, most federal sites have
> > > prepared to meet the legal requirements.
> >
> > True, but I bet it's only a matter of time before they require us to do
> it.
> > Better to build it in now than rebuild it later and deal with all the
> issues
> > that could arise from it.
> >
>
> Paul is correct, but if you want to split hairs, there already is a law
> addressing this.
>
> The ADA is already law (and has been for ten years; see
> http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm ) and only *now* are web
> accessibility issues coming forward with respect to it.  While the law was
> enacted before the web came to be, rest assured some legal beagle will
find
> a bone in it to gnaw a web accessibility issue.
>
> And if your website is not located in the USA and you think you have
nothing
> to concern yourself with it, think again.  Yahoo's auction site is
changing
> to reflect French concerns over hate items for sale (Yahoo is HQ'ed in
> California).  Several years ago, several AOL execs were jailed in Germany
> because of material carried by them, originating outside of that country.
> It is my understanding that Australia already has laws on the books where
> they can shut down a website within that country (no questions asked) if
> they fail accessibility standards, and in one case shut down a web site in
> another country, but owned by an Australian (not an accessibility issue
but
> does show how long that arm of the law can be).
>
> That's the reason for standards; just to keep everyone in the same boat
> rowing in the same direction.  Hence, the Web Accessibility Initiative
(see
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/ ).
>
> Better to address it now instead of being dragged kicking and screaming,
and
> being charged will violating the law to boot.  :)
>
>
> Dennis
>
>

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