Featured Training: Adding Alt Text to Images and Gifs Course

A blind Black woman uses an accessible navigation app on her phone, which vibrates as she reaches her airport terminal. The woman wears glasses and pulls a suitcase with her right hand. She is following a path paved with tactile tiles. In the background, a customer service person sits at the terminal kiosk and an airplane apron is visible through large windows.The Making the Future Accessible: Adding Alt Text to Images and Gifs training course provides an overview of alt text, who uses alt text, good and bad examples of alt text, how to add alt text to an image, and how to improve your alt text development skills.

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Article: The case for describing race in alternative text attributes

In this article, Tolu Adegbite explains why being more intentional about describing race in alt text is important. Tolu covers a few key examples of how leaving race out has impacted her and others' sense of belonging. Tolu also provides examples of how to implement meaningful alt text.

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Article: Why you shouldn’t rely on AI for your alt text

This Perkins Access article takes a look at the current state of AI alt text in platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, and why it shouldn't be relied on to convey context.