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Les images informatives sont dotées d’une alternative textuelle

Informative images may include illustrations (paintings, drawings, photos, comics, maps, timelines, labels…), charts, or data tables. In the case of illustrations, it is important to specify the nature of the document as well as its description within the alternative text.

Objectives

  • Permettre aux lecteurs placés dans des contextes où les images ne sont pas perceptibles (voix de synthèse, lecteur d’écran, lecture immersive) de comprendre le sens des images qu’ils ne peuvent voir.

Implementation

  • Give each img element related to an alt attribute reproducing the information, a link next to the image playing the same role: in the content of the page, in the context of the image. In the latter case, the alternative can report the presence of this description and return it.

Control

    Validation

    • Reported by Ace by DAISY.
    • Needs to be verified by a human.

    Information