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jesse_the_kDescribing Visual Resources Toolkit for Accessibility in Arts & Humanities Publications
https://describingvisualresources.org/
The Univ of Michigan has prepared an excellent tool kit for anyone creating text descriptions of visual material. This isn't only relevant to blind or visually impaired users. Folks with narrow bandwidth often turn off image loading so that they can navigate the web in under four days. Adblocking software can also eat your images without warning.
The resource is also notable for how it's structured. They provide entry paths for different users. They reuse the same info in many orders, which increases the chance of matching the user's needs.
For the first time, I understood the differences between "alt" text and "longdesc"! They also make the c dial point that you can't design for today's technology.
https://describingvisualresources.org/
The Univ of Michigan has prepared an excellent tool kit for anyone creating text descriptions of visual material. This isn't only relevant to blind or visually impaired users. Folks with narrow bandwidth often turn off image loading so that they can navigate the web in under four days. Adblocking software can also eat your images without warning.
The resource is also notable for how it's structured. They provide entry paths for different users. They reuse the same info in many orders, which increases the chance of matching the user's needs.
For the first time, I understood the differences between "alt" text and "longdesc"! They also make the c dial point that you can't design for today's technology.