Technique G100:Providing a short text alternative which is the accepted name or a descriptive name of the non-text content
About this Technique
This technique relates to 1.1.1: Non-text Content (Sufficient).
This technique applies to all technologies.
Description
The objective of this technique is to allow users to identify the non-text content even if the non-text content is intended to provide a specific sensory experience. For example, a deaf person may want to know what an audio instrumental file is - even if they cannot hear it. Similarly, a blind person may want to know what the subject of a visual image is - even if they cannot see it.
Examples
Example 1
- A painting of the Mona Lisa has an alternate text of "Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci".
- A sound file has an alternate text of "5 Grade children playing a Theramin".
- A famous modern art piece is labeled "Red, Blue and Yellow, by Piet Mondrian".
Tests
Procedure
- Check that short text alternative provides a descriptive name.
- Check that short text alternative provides a name that has be previously been given to the non-text content by the author or another.
Expected Results
- #1 or #2 is true