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From: Tyler Shepard
Date: Thu, May 07 2020 1:23PM
Subject: seeking a guideline
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Hi there,
I write to you to ask this question: which wcag 2.1 guideline focuses on alt text for captions?
From: chagnon@pubcom.com
Date: Thu, May 07 2020 1:34PM
Subject: Re: seeking a guideline
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Alt-text is SC 1.1.1 Non-text Content.
If the caption is text, is doesn't need Alt-text because it isn't a
"non-text" item.
Alt-text is used for graphical items, such as photos and illustrations,
maps, charts, and similar graphical items.
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Subject: [WebAIM] seeking a guideline
Hi there,
I write to you to ask this question: which wcag 2.1 guideline focuses on alt
text for captions?
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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Thu, May 07 2020 2:43PM
Subject: Re: seeking a guideline
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If you mean that a video needs captions, the guideline reference
(success criterion) is WCAG 1.2.2.
If you mean that an image needs alternative text it is 1.1.1. It
doesn't matter where the image is used (caption, link, button, icon),
if it communicates information not available in adjacent text it needs
alt text.
The nature of the alt text depends on why and how the image is used,
so context comes into play when deciding what that alt text should be,
but the WCAG requirement is the same.
On 5/7/20, = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Alt-text is SC 1.1.1 Non-text Content.
>
> If the caption is text, is doesn't need Alt-text because it isn't a
> "non-text" item.
>
> Alt-text is used for graphical items, such as photos and illustrations,
> maps, charts, and similar graphical items.
>
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> Bevi Chagnon, founder/CEO | = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
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> PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing
> consulting . training . development . design . sec. 508 services
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > On Behalf Of
> Tyler
> Shepard
> Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2020 3:24 PM
> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Subject: [WebAIM] seeking a guideline
>
> Hi there,
> I write to you to ask this question: which wcag 2.1 guideline focuses on
> alt
> text for captions?
> > > http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> >
> > > > >
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