Accessibility is a key word we all need to know in Web Development. We see so many companies, large and small fall victim to accessibility rules – or should we say – Guidance. Wherever we look as developers, we can’t seem to find the right advice and when we see the advice we kinda go – Oh! This is gonna be fun – Not!
Of course, there are resources out there and we, as web developers, need to pay attention.
The EU and UK is always on top of web, creative and resources that have the ability to interact with thousands of users – think The Adobe Figma merger that was effectively blocked by the UK and, the amount of litigation the EU is involved in with the likes of Google, Meta and other social mediums. It’s clear who makes the rules, so the best idea is to follow the people who follow the rule makers and heed their advice.
Bet Hannon and her team At Accessicart offer advice and maintenance plans specifically designed around accessibility to individuals and agencies – its worth taking a look – especially if you design and build sites for clients and clients – well, you know you need to cover these aspects, so, bite the bullet and get compliant as much as you can.
Why is Alternative Text important then?
It’s a fact that accessibility and images go hand in hand – We’ve invested a tonne of time, cash and effort making Bertha as accessible as we can – I remember a comment made by an accessibility expert on one of our live casts when she said, oh my goodness, the text is accessible as its in short, concise paragraphs – Boom! I was delighted to hear that our prompts were accessible from the start.
Now, we have been busy developing automated Alternative Text generation and I could not be more pleased with the results. Our bulk Alt Text generation is in Pro only but, in the free version, you can upload an image and get a great result too.
Imagine not even having to think about Product Alt Text ever again!
Frankly, we developed the Alt Text Facility for ourselves and love the accuracy, ease of use and of course, love the fact we can offer the facility to all of you out there working hard to comply with accessibility as well.
Alt Text is a small but really important part of getting things right for SEO too.
