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Re: Alt text in Word 2016: Indicate null image & which box to type in

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From: L Snider
Date: Jan 16, 2017 12:28PM

Hi Jonathan,

Does that apply to both NVDA and JAWS? I remember a while back that some
people were recommending putting the same thing into the title and
description, because then it caught all screen readers. Do you think
Description is enough to catch almost everyone today?

Cheers

Lisa

On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 7:43 PM, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> > Also, at 45 seconds into this video, it indicates that we should write a
> title in the title and description in the description. But, this is
> different than the instructions on the NCDAE website
>
> The description field is the one that is announced by screen readers.
>
> Jonathan
>
> Jonathan Avila
> Chief Accessibility Officer
> SSB BART Group
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> 703.637.8957 (Office)
>
>