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Accessibility Challenge | Day Seven | Alternative Text
Accessibility Challenge | Day Seven | Alternative Text
Alternative Text for Images
Alternative Text for Images
Alternative (Alt) text is meant to convey the “why” of the image as it relates to the content of the Canvas page. It is read aloud to users by screen reader software. It also displays on the page if the image fails to load. Alternative text provides screen reader software users with access to all of the non-text information. This is why context matters the most, as you want to think about what information is the most important, the more pertinent, that you are trying to get across with an image. If you’d like examples on how to write effective alternative text visit Arizona State University’s Accessible Images: Alternative Text Guidelines.
Submit the Challenge
Submit the Challenge
For today's challenge we invite you to submit a Canvas page that has an image with alternative text. Submit the URL of the Canvas page to the following submission portal: Accessibility Day Seven Challenge.
Please keep in mind the following friendly reminders:
Add alt text to all non-decorative images. Decorative images should be designated as such in the Canvas "Upload Image" box.
Leave the alt text field blank if the image is purely decorative
Keep alt text short and descriptive, like a tweet.
Don’t include “image of” or “photo of."
It's not necessary to add text in the Title field.
Any text within the image needs to appear elsewhere on the page.
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