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Images

Your Impact

Images can cause barriers unless they are made accessible, improving the experience for all people.

Images are useful content when they are made accessible. Images which aren’t accessible can cause problems for people who use assistive technology.

A pile of photographs. The photographs are mostly old photographs of historic scenes.

What You Can Do

Include Only Useful Images

Use images which help the content. They make content easier to understand for people with cognitive or learning challenges.

Give People More Context with Image Descriptions

Alt text can be read aloud or rendered as Braille.

People Can Focus on Images

Users can put the focus onto a linked image with a single voice command.

Be Descriptive, but Concise

Describe the image, but keep it short to avoid distracting people.

Make Editorial Choices

When in doubt about the image’s usefulness, omit the image.

Accessibility Standards

Accessibility guidelines and standards aren’t unique to Louisiana. They’re established by industry leaders, government regulations, and academic research.

Louisiana Governor’s Office

Louisiana Office of Disability Affairs

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

WCAG 2.2 Standards
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