Techniques for WCAG 2.0

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G95: Providing short text alternatives that provide a brief description of the non-text content

Applicability

Applies to all technologies

This technique relates to:

Description

This technique is used when the text needed to serve the same purpose and present the same information as the original non-text content is too lengthy or when this goal cannot be achieved with text alone. In that case this technique is used to provide a short text alternative that briefly describes the non-text content. (A long text alternative is then provided using another technique such that the combination serves the same purpose and presents the same information as the original non-text content.)

In deciding what text to include in the alternative, it is often a good idea to consider the following questions:

Examples

Resources

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Tests

Procedure

  1. Check for the presence of a short text alternative that provides a brief description of the non-text content.

Expected Results

If this is a sufficient technique for a success criterion, failing this test procedure does not necessarily mean that the success criterion has not been satisfied in some other way, only that this technique has not been successfully implemented and can not be used to claim conformance.