Providing a short text alternative which is the accepted name or a descriptive name of the non-text content

ID: G100

Technology: general

Type: Technique

When to Use

All technologies

Description

The objective of this technique is to allow users to identify the non-text content even if the non-text content is intended to provide a specific sensory experience. For example, a deaf person may want to know what an audio instrumental file is - even if they cannot hear it. Similarly, a blind person may want to know what the subject of a visual image is - even if they cannot see it.

Examples

A painting of the Mona Lisa has an alternate text of "Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci".
A sound file has an alternate text of "5 Grade children playing a Theramin".
A famous modern art piece is labeled "Red, Blue and Yellow, by Piet Mondrian".

Tests

Procedure

Check that short text alternative provides a descriptive name.
Check that short text alternative provides a name that has be previously been given to the non-text content by the author or another.

Expected Results

#1 or #2 is true