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I've always wondered about this. What exactly should you describe in an alt text? Are there established guidelines one could reference to determine what is appr
by Jaygles 6y ago
I've always wondered about this. What exactly should you describe in an alt text? Are there established guidelines one could reference to determine what is appropriate?
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoAccessibility guidelines in the alt spec used to say "correctly describe the intended purpose of the image if the image was missing or unable to be loaded". It would have probably been a bit more on the nose to be like "A woman of a non-white race showing our agency is capable of diversity"
- itsnot2020 6y agoHave a read through the section 508 guidelines [0] from the US government, they link off to a couple of good sites detailing what the text should be. [0] - https://www.section508.gov/content/guide-accessible-web-design-development#images https://www.section508.gov/content/guide-accessible-web-desi...