Alt text battlecards
Recall how to handle common alt text objections and decide when a longer data alternative is needed.
Objection: "The chart is self-explanatory." The chart is self-explanatory. A chart carries the only evidence for a recommendation. Your line It is self-explanatory visually. The text alternative should state the takeaway so the evidence is available without sight. Do not list every visual feature. State the decision-useful message. It respects the visual reader's experience while naming the access gap. Decorative image versus informative image Classify first Classification prevents both over-description and missing information. Objection: "There are too many numbers for alt text." There are too many numbers for alt text. A dense dashboard screenshot appears in an executive update. Then…
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