IMAGE_NO_ALT

Rule ID: image-no-alt
Ruleset: axe-pdf 1.0
User Impact: Critical
Guidelines: WCAG 2.0 (A)
 

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Compliance Data & Impact

User Impact

Critical
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Minor
Critical

Disabilities Affected

  • Blind
  • Deafblind

Standard(s)

  • WCAG 2.0 (A)

WCAG Success Criteria [WCAG 2.0 (A)]

  • 1.1.1: MUST: Non-text Content

How to Fix the Problem

Apply a text alternative to each image with the ALT entry in PDF documents.

To provide alternative text equivalent for an image do the following:

  1. Choose View > Tools >Content from the main menu to open the Edit Text and Objects pane as shown in the following figure.
    Edit Text and Objects pane with Edit Object highlighted
  2. Select an image and select Properties from the context menu and select the Tag tab.
    Properties dialog box showing the Tag tab
  3. Type the text equivalent for the image in the Alternate Text box and close the dialog box.

Evaluation of accessibility with WorldSpace Comply

WorldSpace Comply will crawl a website and analyze and detect PDF documents containing images without text alternatives. For general help on using WorldSpace Comply with PDF documents, see Comply PDF Rules 1.0.

Resources

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Other Resources

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