vincevincevince - 2:56 am on Sep 9, 2006 (gmt 0)

Where are the alt tags when the blind people go the brick and mortar store?

The vast majority of store have well trained attentive staff who will guide a blind shopper around the store in person as soon as they enter. It is also common for a blind person to stand just inside and await service. That's where the ALT tags are.

If you build accessible technology with which you can guide visually impaired persons through your ecommerce system in the same way then great, miss out the ALT tags.