Writing Alt Text for the Humanities

This session will provide an overview of how to write alt text and image descriptions for a variety of genres and mediums commonly used in the humanities. We will cover the following:

• What alt text is, and how to write it effectively
• What image descriptions are, and how to write them effectively
• How to write image descriptions for complex charts and diagrams, including flowcharts
• How to write image descriptions for art or hybrid mediums, including comics
• How to describe identity in alt text and image descriptions
• Why you should provide alt text for decorative images and how to do so effectively

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