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Complex Images

infographic of Washington metro routes to illustrate a complex image

Most images can be made accessible using using alternative (alt) text descriptions. But more complex images (like the Washington Metro routes shown above) require more description than听the limited one or two brief sentences that may be used in the image alternative text attribute.

text icon听Text-based Descriptions

touch icon听Tactile representations

hearing icon听Audible representations

Text-based Description

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Listed below are techniques on how to provide additional description to complex images (including graphs, maps, diagrams and charts.)听

What information should you include or exclude from alternative text descriptions? See the听 .

Use a caption

For Web Pages: Your caption must be associated with the image, so make sure to properly add a caption using the 'figcaption' html tag. (Requires HTML editing.) Example code:听

<figure> <img src="johnson-birthplace.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="290" />听 <figcaption> <em>Karen at President Lyndon B. Johnson鈥檚 reconstructed birthplace听 in Stonewall, TX</em> </figcaption> </figure>

For MS Word and PowerPoint: Right click on the image and select听 Add Caption.

Describe the image in surrounding text

If it is adequately described in surrounding text (including text-based tables), just add a short alt text label or description, so it's clear what the image is and the student can correlate the image with the description.

With HTML based images, you can provide further clarification by using the aria-describedby property to tie that description to the image. (Requires HTML editing.) Example code:听

<img src="johnson-birthplace.jpg" width="400" height="290" alt="Karen at President Lyndon B. Johnson鈥檚 birthplace" aria-describedby="johnson-birthplace" />

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Link to a webpage with a long description

If the image cannot be adequately described in one or two brief sentences of alt. text, and it cannot be described sufficiently in the surrounding text, use the 'longdesc' attribute. Requires HTML editing. Example code:听

<img src="johnson-birthplace.jpg" alt="Karen at President Lyndon B. Johnson鈥檚 reconstructed birthplace in Stonewall, TX" longdesc="http://www.karensorensen.com/johnson-long-desc.html" width="400" height="290" />

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Description Resources

Tactile Representations

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Sometimes touching a model or a tactile graphic is the best way to describe something.

Tactile graphics

Tactile graphics have different sized raised dots to show variation in graphs, charts and maps. The American Publishing House for the Blind has a听听where you can purchase tactile images.

Indicate if a model is available

If you know where a 3D model of the image is available, indicate that in your image caption or on the same page as the image.

Audible Representations

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Sounds can sometimes be used to differentiate variation in slope.

  • : This is an exciting tool that provides accessible and audible graphing tools.
  • : a graphing tool that works with screen readers.