Alternative text, often called "alt text," is a text description used for non-text elements, such as images, to convey the same information to users who may not be able to see the visual content. This ...

If you have not previously entered alt text correctly for images on your site, each time you open Canvas, choose one or two pages within your Canvas site and update the alternative text for those ...

Start with materials you use every semester and that can be accessed by students. The Accessibility Checklist outlines requirements for Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents; video captioning options; ...

This guidance is meant to be a starting point to create a deeper understanding of the implications alt text can have when people are the subject of an image. As you read, it is important to note that ...

Google’s John Mueller shared Jeffrey Zeldman’s Bluesky post reminding publishers and SEOs of proper alt text usage, including a link to the W3C decision tree for guidance. The most important takeaway ...