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Re: alt text for Facebook images

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From: Sandy
Date: Jan 24, 2014 8:03AM

> from what I can tell, you're not technically adding alt-text to the
> image but 'merely' giving it a caption, which 'could' serve the same
> purpose. But a caption and an alt-text aren't typically the same
> thing - could be the only way to make the best of a bad situation?

This might be the best we can do, but I am hoping not. It seems like
banner images have no alt text, no matter what, and profile images take
their alt from somewhere, but not the caption. (sigh.)

thanks for taking the time to post!
Sandy