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Longdesc tracking (and alternatives) for the Accessibility Chapter #4030

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mgifford opened this issue Mar 5, 2025 · 0 comments

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mgifford commented Mar 5, 2025

This was proposed recently in a talk I gave on the Almanac for axe-con:

The HTML longdesc attribute has been abandoned and is considered obsolete. How often are the following tools used to replace it?
Current recommendations for providing long descriptions include:
Using a regular element to link to the description.
Incorporating the description directly in the page content.
Using ARIA attributes for improved accessibility.

Seems like a useful addition.

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