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Context is the most critical aspect of alt-text everyone seems to miss

Context is the most critical aspect of alt-text everyone seems to miss

This is the article I SWORE I would never write. But I have a different perspective on alt-text than most accessibility managers, so I decided to share it.

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Sheri Byrne-Haber
Aug 17, 2023
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Twenty-two months ago, when I started this blog, I swore I would never write an article about alt-text or headings because I thought those topics had been written about to death. However, every article I read on these two topics (yes, I read other people’s accessibility articles) leaves out part of the story that *I* think is incredibly important. So he…

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