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Image Gallery

Compliance Statement

Level AA compliance can be achieved using the Image Gallery component, see Restrictions for more information.

Restrictions

MUST:

  • Have Alt text defined for each image.
  • The alternative text for informative images MUST be meaningful (accurately conveying the purpose of the image and the author's intent in a way that is useful to those who cannot see the image).

SHOULD:

  • Alt text SHOULD describe the image
  • Alt text SHOULD be unique from the title.
  • The length of the alternative text for informative images SHOULD be concise (no more than about 250 characters).

SHOULD NOT:

  • Use Action Text such as "Click Here" it should be descriptive of Action Result such as "Download File"
  • Alternate text SHOULD NOT include words that identify the image as a graphic or image, such as "image of a cat."
  • Alternate text SHOULD NOT be used to key word stuff for SEO purposes.

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