[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 5566] ALT attribute value not displayed when image is missing

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Tue Nov 16 11:22:43 PST 2010


https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5566





--- Comment #38 from Alexey Proskuryakov <ap at webkit.org>  2010-11-16 11:22:42 PST ---
>> - there are multiple claims in this bug that it affects blind people, and fixing it is
>>  required by certain accessibility related standards. It would be great if people who
>> posted that information could comment on how this bug affects accessibility.

> The National Federation of the Blind sued Target Corp. for the inaccessibility of its Web site.

I fail to see how this is related to whether not displaying ALT text for broken images hampers accessibility.

It appears that this bug could have been resolved years ago if it wasn't for accessibility concerns - trying to figure out what exactly its accessibility impact can be very challenging if there is none!

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