WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: Query Regarding 1.4.5 Images of Text SC in Application Testing

for

From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Jan 18, 2025 8:51AM

Hi Sumit

Things can fail multiple SC, so the poor alt definitely fails 1.1.1.

Have you read Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.5: Images of Text | WAI |
W3C <https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/images-of-text>? Generally
speaking, images of text are not allowed, but SC 1.4.5 does have a few
exceptions. As the tester, you need to make the judgement call to determine
if one of the exceptions does or does not apply. I'd have a justification
for why you made the decision.

--
Ryan E. Benson


On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM Sumit Patel < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hi All,
> I have a query regarding the 1.4.5 Images of Text SC in the application I'm
> currently testing.
> At the top of all pages in the application, the application name is
> displayed as a heading. Visually, it looks like a heading, but it has been
> implemented as an image with incorrect alt text. For example, the
> application name and the text within the image is “XYZ,” but the alt text
> provided is “ABC” using the alt attribute.
> Should I report this issue under 1.1.1 Non-text Content and request that
> the alt text be corrected to reflect the proper text (“XYZ”) in order to
> pass WCAG? Or should I fail it under 1.4.5 Images of Text, suggesting that
> the text be converted into actual heading text in the DOM?
> Could you please clarify the appropriate failure scenario in this case?
> Thank you for your guidance!
>
> Regards,
> Sumit.
> > > > >