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

ID: G95

Technology: general

Type: Technique

## When to Use

Applies to all technologies

## 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:

- Why is this non-text content here?
- What information is it presenting?
- What purpose does it fulfill?
- If I could not use the non-text content, what words would I use to convey the same function and/or information?

## Examples

- A chart showing sales for October has an short text alternative of "October sales chart". It also has a long description that provides all of the information on the chart.

## Tests

### Procedure

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

### Expected Results

- Check #1 is true.

## Related Techniques

- G74
- G73
- G92
- G94

## Resources