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Re: Question About Alternative Text

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From: David Engebretson Jr.
Date: Aug 4, 2020 10:25PM

Good question! I often try to emphasize that the description of the
classroom, the students, and whatever might be happening in the graphic is
most important while creating alt text.
So, to me, " students in a classroom" Is better than"
1. "Photo of students in a classroom" Or
2. "Image of students in a classroom"

But it's not too hard for designers and developers to get creative with alt
text. It just takes a different part of the brain to get creatively
descriptive.

For example, I might suggest the specific classroom and the specific class
the students are taking be a part of the alt text:
"15 students in a classroom in Red Square with the professor pointing
emphatically at a model of a molecule"

To me, as a blind person, this paints a bigger picture.

Personally I think that creative alt text is an art form in itself. I have
found that when people understand that it is an art form, even the more
technically oriented developers will put more effort into alt text.

Best,
David