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Re: How to share ALT text with a file

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From: Mitchell Evan
Date: May 1, 2022 4:50AM

> you need the destination program that will pull the XMP Alt Text into the
file (example, Adobe InDesign)

It bears repeating: after "pulling in" alt text from image metadata, make
sure to edit the alt text so it's appropriate for the context
<https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/>, for example where
the image appears in a web page or PDF.

IPTC recently added
<https://iptc.org/news/iptc-announces-new-properties-in-photo-metadata-to-make-images-more-accessible/>
the
"Alt Text (Accessibility)" and "Extended Description (Accessibility)" image
metadata fields. (Tip of the hat to Caroline Desrosiers at CSUN
<https://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/sessions/2022/index.php/public/presentations/view/2318>.)
Where supported in authoring tools
<https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/software-support/>, content
creators no longer have to overload the Description metadata field — but
still must edit for context.

Mitchell Evan, CPWA
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> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:47:11 -0400
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] How to share ALT text with a file
> XMP metadata can store Alt Text and other information. Usually the XMP
> Description field is used for Alt Text, but that's not carved in stone
> anywhere.
>
> You do need a program that allows the user to access the file's metadata to
> write the Alt Text (example, Adobe Bridge software that comes with their
> Creative Suite subscription), and on the back end, you need the destination
> program that will pull the XMP Alt Text into the file (example, Adobe
> InDesign).
>
> -Bevi Chagnon
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Karen
> McCall
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2022 5:41 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] How to share ALT text with a file
>
> I'm using Windows 11 and don't see anything that lets me add alt text to
> images in the Properties dialog. This would save me a lot of time for
> images
> I use over and over again. Those of us in the accessibility space have been
> asking for this capability for years.
>
> Cheers, Karen
>
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Kevin
> Prince
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2022 10:53 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: [WebAIM] How to share ALT text with a file
>
>
> I've had a couple of clients recently enquiring as to how to both send an
> image file with alt text embedded and how to automatically extract it into
> the web page/document it's used on.
>
> Best I've managed is to embed it in the file properties by right clicking
> in
> windows/using tools in MAC Preview and adding to the Title and description
> fields. (These are under IPTC tab in MAC)
>
> Is there a product that will do this and am I missing something blindingly
> obvious?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Kevin Prince
>
>
>
> Kevin Prince
> Product Accessibility & Usability Consultant
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