Accessing Culture and History
Perhaps the central theme of accessible design is the need for text alternatives to graphic elements. In this chapter, we illustrate the importance of this provision as we examine how museums represent their enormous collections of physical artifacts and information. We address a number of accessibility issues, paying particular attention to the treatment of ALT text and other equivalent text alternatives, as we explore online collections.
HTML Elements and Attributes Addressed in This Chapter
Elements
<img>, <table>, <area>, <form>
Attributes
alt, longdesc, width, align
Accessibility Checkpoints and Standards Addressed in This Chapter
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Checkpoints
1. Provide equivalent ...
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