How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Ignore WCAG
Summary of Non-Text Content
- Text is easy for assistive technology to process
- For Useful non-text content, you need to provide a text version
- The text version needs to serve the same purpose
Key Terms in Non-Text Content
- text
- representation of human language
- text alternative
- text programmaticaly associated with non-text content OR referred to by text programmatically associated with non-text content
- name
- text that a program can use to identify a component; can be hidden
- pure decoration
- only aesthetic purpose; presents no information; has no function
- specific sensory experience
- not purely for decoration. no important information; serves no important function