What is alternative text How do I write it for images

What is meant by alternative text? Who is it useful for? What strategies can we use for writing it? This session is aimed at anyone who creates digital content and wants to remove barriers that might prevent someone from getting the most out of it. 

The session will cover: What is alternative text and who benefits when we write it? Where might you add alternative text? What to consider when writing alternative text. How much text do I need to write? What’s the difference between captions and alternative text? We will demonstrate these techniques using six worked examples starting with images you might find in a university brochure and progressing through more complex images such as graphs, Venn diagrams, and decision trees. Whether you are an academic uploading a new resource to Blackboard, a member of professional services publishing a new digital brochure, if you use images this session will be useful to you! 

This session is part of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day Celebrations at the University of Reading.

For more information contact:  +44 118 378 5369
Email: WebAccessibilityTeam@reading.ac.uk