Understanding Alt Text, Actual Text, Extended Descriptions and Captions
Chax Chat Accessibility Podcast
English - May 18, 2024 04:21 - 31 minutes - 45.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEducation Business Non-Profit a11y dda wcag accessibility aoda section508 Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Designing with Accessibility in Mind
Next Episode: What Matters Most: A Native AT User’s Perspective
Effective use of alt text, actual text, extended descriptions, and captions are essential for helping the users of accessibility tools read the document the way you intended. Most documents contain more than words alone. Graphics, graphs, photos, and even stylized formats are used to enhance the reader experience. But oftentimes, these visual elements disrupt or even create a barrier for users of AT.
In today’s episode of Chax Chat, Chad Chelius and Dax Castro discuss some of the pitfalls and barriers caused by the misuse of these important information tools. We talk through different real life examples of how alt text and actual text have been used to solve problems introduced by different graphic design and layout elements.