![]() As expected I got some good answers, and I spent most of my time over the next few days thinking and reading based on those responses. ![]() ![]() My simplistic assumption about making comics accessible was that each panel would be treated as a separate image, and that the image for each panel would be provided with alt text. I learned that this is sometimes partially correct, but not always completely correct. When I posted my question in the WebAIM forum, the very first responses posed one of the key alt text questions - is it functional or is it decorative?Īre the comics just for entertainment? Or do they convey important information or ideas?…How much do the comics rely on the visual aspect, and how much not? If the comics are just for entertainment purposes, and rely heavily on the visual aspect, then you might want to forgo ALT text.Ĭolin’s comic is highly visual (the few that I’ve seen have no text at all), and are definitely intended to be for entertainment.Īs with all things regarding alt text, context is everything. So there is a solid argument that we could just enter null alt text (alt=” “) and move on. Screen reader users without sight would skip right over the comic and not know it is there, and screen reader users with limited sight would see that they are missing something. But, I think that is a missed opportunity for both sides. The comic is indeed entertaining, so why assume that users of assistive technology don’t want to be entertained? In addition, since we strive to be inclusive in our work every day, composing alt text for each comic provides the author with another opportunity to be thinking about the broadest audience possible. Things like thinking inclusively and writing good alt text are like developing a muscle - the more you do these things the better you get at them and the easier they become. ![]() So, while there certainly may be times when it would be appropriate to enter a null alt attribute, I decided that was not the approach I wanted for Colin’s comic.įor the relatively simple comic included in the LCM newsletter, all three panels were combined in a single image. Since the action in this series was relatively simple and there is no dialog, alt text is completely adequate. Below is the first comic in the series, which has the alt text “A 3 panel comic strip showing a Yeti jauntily trotting along its merry way” Simple comic strip example series# ![]()
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