Creating Alt Text

Alternative text, or “alt text” is an important consideration for accessibility.  It should be added to every image that conveys meaning in instructional and communications materials including LMS sites, word processing documents, and slide presentations.  In this session, we’ll introduce image alt text and explain how to add alt-text to your images within PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and Blackboard.

Learning Objectives:

• Define “alt text”
• Identify where to locate alt text fields in PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat and Blackboard
• Describe good alt text vs. poor alt text
• Create an effective alt text example