image description
An infographic titled “How To Write Alt Text” featuring a photo of a capybara. Parts of alt text are divided by color, including “identify who”, “expression”, “description”, “colour”, and “interesting features”. The finished description reads “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.”
via https://www.perkins.org/resource/how-write-alt-text-and-image-descriptions-visually-impaired/
EDIT: Turns out I totally misunderstood what this graphic was communicating. Thank you Starkstruck for patiently exposing it to me!
ORIGINAL COMMENT:
I don’t like this. It feels like a lot of extra work for little benefit.
That being said I’d love to hear from someone for whom this is helpful. Happy to be wrong.
It’s for blind people
How does color coding alt text help blind people?
Oh geeze you seem to have completely misunderstood the point of this graphic. You’re not supposed to color code your alt text, the color coding is a guide to correspond to the labels at the top. It’s teaching you how to write good alt text, what to include and such.
OH. Yes, if that’s the case I absolutely misunderstood. Wow, the way you describe makes a LOT more sense. Doh 😖
Thanks for helping me understand!