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From: Khaleel Eksheir
Date: Jun 9, 2020 8:51AM

Hi Sean,

Thank you so much for your feedback. Google Docs allows Alt Text to images.
The question was about tables. Because MS allowed Alt Text to tables, I
used to recommend it. But as a result of my inquiry, I learned that MS is
phasing out Alt Text from tables which makes sense.

Thank you so much,
Khaleel


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On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 7:08 PM Murphy, Sean <
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> You have two questions here.
>
> Alt tags (alt text) is only for images. Office applications do have a
> means of applying alt text to images. I don't have the instructions on hand
> how to do this. You do not apply alt text to tables. Hence why you did not
> get a failure which is correct.
>
> This also applies to Google Docs. If they have not built in the ability of
> applying alt tags to images, then it is responsibility of Google to fix
> this.
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> Hello,
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> A quick question related to adding Alternative Text to Tables. Would a
> table be inaccessible if it lacks Alt Text?
>
> I'm asking because I noticed that the latest update for PowerPoint doesn't
> show Alt Text for a table, and it's not showing as an accessibility error.
> Also, I checked Google Docs and the HTML editor in Canvas and both don't
> have the option of Alt Text.
>
> Would it be reasonable to say that adding a caption above the table
> replaces Alt Text?
>
> Your feedback would help with understanding table accessibility.
>
> Thank you,
> Khaleel
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