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Icon for www.rit.eduRochester Institute of Technology · Apr 25, 2023

Web Accessibility Guidelines for Content Editors

The following guidelines will help you create more accessible online content. Images must contain useful alt text, in order to describe the image for people using screen readers. Alt text also appears when the image does not load on the page. Alt text ...
Icon for mashable.comMashable · Jun 19, 2023

A guide to writing alt text and accessible image captions

Most alt-text descriptions are based on standards set by the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C), an international web accessibility standards group. These standards offer guidance for web developers ...
TechCrunch on MSN.com · 23h

TikTok adds support for ALT text for photos

TikTok is rolling out support for ALT text for photo posts to make content more accessible for users with visual and cognitive impairments. The company
Icon for ung.eduung.edu · Aug 18, 2022

Accessible Images & Alternative Text

Alt text is read by screen readers, making the content and function of an image accessible to users with visual or cognitive disabilities. It is displayed in place of the image if the image file doesn't’t load in a browser. Alt text provides a semantic ...
Icon for www.uml.eduUMass Lowell · Mar 25, 2024

Web Accessibility and 508 Compliance

Given the time involved in making documents accessible, Web Services has established the following guidelines: "Alt-Text" is short for "alternative text" and is sometimes referred to as an "alt-tag". It is a short text description of an image that is used ...
Icon for www.buffalo.eduMedicine Buffalo · 13d

Alternative Text

Alt text is a short written description of an image that describes the appearance, content and/or function of an image. Screen readers read the alt text aloud to website visitors, allowing them to understand the content of the image. Alt text provides ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Mar 18, 2025

How to Show Image Alt Text on Threads for Accessibility

Alt text helps people with visual impairments or screen readers by describing images. Open your Threads Settings and select "Accessibility," then tap "Show Alt Text ...
Icon for ethz.chETH Zurich · Jul 2, 2022

Alternative texts and text alternatives

The alt attributes inform the reader where to find the detailed image description. Preferably in the continuous texts immediately surrounding the images. To ensure that those who rely on text alternatives receive the information that is relevant to them ...
Icon for www.brandeis.eduBrandeis University · May 10, 2019

Alt Text

Alt text — short for alternate or alternative text — is a text description of an image that is read aloud to people who visit our website using assistive technology, like screen readers. Alt text is required for all images on Brandeis websites.
Icon for www.colorado.eduCU Boulder News & Events · May 28, 2024

Identity and Inclusion in Alt Text

This guidance is meant to be a starting point to create a deeper understanding of the implications alt text can have when people are the subject of an image. As you read, it is important to note that creating inclusive alt text is an ongoing learning process.
Icon for www.kxan.comKXAN · 14d

Tennessee Tourism Rewrites Accessibility with Music-Driven Alt Text

April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (TDTD) is redefining accessibility through ... image descriptions known as alt-text on TNVacation.com with ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Oct 9, 2024

Alternatives for non-text content

People using screen readers are often vision impaired and unable to perceive non-text content. Providing a brief alternative that ... labels may be added in the Accessibility panel within the ...
Icon for www.colorado.eduCU Boulder News & Events · Dec 25, 2021

Alternative Text

Alt text is a “behind-the-scenes” description of an image. It’s not typically visible in a document or webpage; it is available to people using a screen reader to allow them to access the content of an image. What if my alt text is longer than 1-2 ...
Icon for www.northwestern.eduKellogg School of Management · Dec 2, 2024

Alternative Text

If you need the document to be fully accessible beyond SensusAccess' capabilities (headings, alt text, etc.), contact ANU. This service is available for students who have been approved to receive alternate text as part of their accommodations through ...