Outlook menu with the option Add alternate text selected

Day 43: Verifying alt text

Basic verification

  • Run the application's accessibility checker.  If the application doesn't have an accessibility checker (or wizard, etc.) Manually verify that each image has a description.
  • Verify images
    • have alternative (alt) text
    • don't use the file name as the alt text

See also:

Writing effective alt text

Add alt text to an images in:

Relates to: WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content

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