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Re: Race, Gender, and Other Categories in Alt Text for Headshots

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From: -Carol E -Wheeler
Date: Feb 13, 2016 10:00AM

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</head><body><p><br></p><blockquote type=3D"cite"><p>On February 13, 2016 a=
t 11:33 AM Guy Hickling &#60; <EMAIL REMOVED> &#62; wrote:<br>So, sex =
first (most important!) Say in the alt text whether the photo<br>subject is=
a man or a woman - it isn&#39;t always obvious from the name,<br>but it is=
a most important piece of information if the blind user is<br>planning to =
meet or even just contect them. A blind woman might not<br>want to apply fo=
r a job where all her collegues would be men.</p></blockquote><p>You could =
be making some unfounded assumptions about a persons gender if you are only=
considering two options. Some names are intended to be non-binary. Some pe=
ople dress to avoid binary assumptions about their gender.<br></p><p><br></=
p><div class=3D"io-ox-signature"><p>Carol E. Wheeler,<br>Web Goddess and Mu=
sician<br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D<br><strong>Stephen Colbert:</strong> &#34;What do you think happens =
after you die?&#34;<br><strong>Jennifer Lawrence:</strong> &#34;I think the=
y give your hospital bed to someone else.&#34; <br></p></div></body></html>