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Re: Alt Text vs AD

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From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
Date: Oct 14, 2022 8:17AM

They are very different. Generally, alt-text is for an image or graphic, and audio description is for longer things like videos where there may be a series of things to describe.

Dave


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Hello everyone, some of us are discussing the differences (if any) between alternative text vs audio description. Does anyone see them as the same? If different, how so? Thanks for any input to diffuse the difference of opinion. Thanks.