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Images (A)
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Checkpoint A

Overview Evaluation Questions Solutions

These are the evaluation questions associated with this checkpoint, followed by the evaluation tool/method used to answer the question.

  1. Must repair: Do images that convey content have equivalent alt-text? (fix if "no")

    • Internet Explorer /AIS: Images -> Toggle Image/Alt

  2. Must repair: Do purely decorative images have empty alt-text (alt="")? (fix if "no")

    • Internet Explorer /AIS: Images -> Toggle Image/Alt

  3. Must repair: Does alternate text make sense in the context of the page as spoken? (fix if "no")

    • Internet Explorer /AIS: Images -> Toggle Image/Alt

  4. Must repair: Do images that convey complex content have longdesc attributes or equivalent text content elsewhere on the page? (fix if "no").

    • Internet Explorer /AIS: Images -> Toggle Image/Alt

  5. Must repair: Does text content contained in images disappear when images are not available? (fix if "yes")

    • Firefox / Developer: Images -> Disable Images -> All Images

  6. Must repair: Does image map area alt-text describe the link destination correctly? (fix if "no")

    • Internet Explorer /AIS: Images -> Show Image Maps

Best practice: include title as well as alt attribute (they don't have to be identical). (fix if "no")

  • Internet Explorer /AIS: Doc Info -> Show Titles

 

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