Re: [orca-list] Reading object descriptions on the web

[Jason White <jason jasonjgw net>]

Mallory van Achterberg <stommepoes stommepoes nl> wrote:
> I would consider this both: title attributes are not recommended
> for conveying important information (keyboarders without a screen
> reader can't access them at all), so if the link consists of an
> image then the alt text *should* have been appropriate link text.

Correct. The HTML 5 specification says that the text of the TITLE attribute is
often revealed as a tool tip, requiring a pointing device such as a mouse to
be used. For this reason, the spec advises against the use of TITLE
attributes as you noted above.