By: Clive Loseby
Alt Text and Captions / Descriptions have different, although overlapping roles. Alt Text is about as basic as you can get in terms of web accessibility and yet so many people fail at this hurdle. Not...
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We're any of the people on the team for these decisions disabled? Were any accessibility experts hired to ensure that your solution was indeed in line with your claim to "take accessibility seriously...
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In reply to Andrew Rainey. Hi Andrew, Yes, for an example you could look at is:...
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This seems to have totally misunderstood what alt-text and the purpose it serves. You’ve confused alt-text (what would I be looking at if I could see it) and captions (why am I looking at this). They...
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In reply to Andrew Rainey. Hi Andrew, Thank you for your comment. We based our approach on trying to make GOV.UK as accessible to as many people as possible. By describing the image in the body text,...
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In reply to Guy Hickling. Hi Guy, Thank you for the comment. At GOV.UK, we are always working and looking to improve the site. Our approach is for GOV.UK, and we understand that those creating...
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In reply to Chris. Hi Chris, Thank you for your comment. For GOV.UK, our guidance advises that by describing the image in the body text, we can make sure the page is accessible to as many people as...
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In reply to Sean Loraas. Hi Sean Thank you for your comment. We want to make sure GOV.UK is accessible to as many people as possible. For GOV.UK, our guidance advises that by describing the image in...
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In reply to Beverley Gormley. Hi Beverley Thank you for your comment. For GOV.UK, our guidance advises that by describing the image in the body text, we can make sure the description is accessible to...
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In reply to Clive Loseby. Hi Clive, thank you for the comment. We are always working on GOV.UK, and trying to improve the site and we will continue to do more user research and make any necessary...
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