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/
Ignorant question: isn’t alt text primarily for visually impaired people? If so, what is the point of including info about color?
Color can provide useful context. For example, in the case of this image, imagine if in a thread about it there was some discussion of the ripeness of the yuzu fruit.
You can also become visually impaired at points other than birth in life, and know colours and stuff
That’s a very good point!