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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 ...
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Alternate Text

To add alt text: Images must have text alternatives (alt text) that describe their information or function. Alt text ensures accessibility for people with disabilities. Informative images: Images that graphically represent concepts and information ...
Icon for ung.eduung.edu · Aug 18, 2022

Accessible Images & Alternative Text

If an image conveys too much information for concise alt text, it's considered a complex image, and alternative strategies (like a detailed description elsewhere on the page) may be needed. If you are considering placing images of charts, diagrams ...
Icon for mashable.comMashable · Jun 19, 2023

A guide to writing alt text and accessible image captions

SEE ALSO: The biggest assistive technology and accessibility triumphs of 2023 (so far) One of the easiest ways to make your profiles more accessible is to add alternative text (alt text ...
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.
HowToGeek on MSN.com · Feb 24, 2025

Why I Always Add Alt Text in Microsoft 365 Apps (And How You Can Too)

Alternative text (or alt text for short) is a short description of a graphic that helps people with visual impairments fully understand the content of what's on their screen. Screen readers read ...
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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.colorado.eduCU Boulder News & Events · May 28, 2024

Identity and Inclusion in Alt Text

Appropriate alt text may be “A group of activists with varying disabilities ... we have curated various resources dedicated to enhancing and understanding diversity within alternative text. From articles to resources for inclusive stock images, these ...
Icon for www.buffalo.eduMedicine Buffalo · 12d

PowerPoint Accessibility

Adding alternate text (alt text) to images, charts, and other visual elements in PowerPoint is essential for making presentations accessible to individuals who use screen readers. Here's how to add and optimize alt text in PowerPoint: Adding alternate text ...
Icon for www.colorado.eduCU Boulder News & Events · Dec 25, 2021

Alternative Text

Alternative text, or "alt text", is a written description of the visual content in an image. It is typically one or two sentences long, and should convey any important visual information. For example, if there is written text in an image, the text content ...
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 ...
Icon for www.keene.eduKeene State College · Aug 22, 2016

Alternative Text

You can make your own digital copy of a school related publication or book. Make an appointment to use our “Alternative Text Station” in the ODS computer lab. At our Alternative Text Station you can: