I've seen the blog posts about the updates that allow alternative text for cascade story maps, but I've noticed that if I put multiple pictures on the same line then I can't put alternative text for the second (or more) picture.
Can this be done or do I have to stick with one picture on a line at a time?
Thanks!
Hi Michael,
Is it possible to give me an example of when you have multiple images all on a single line where you cannot seem to add alternative text? Can you share a link to your Cascade application that we can take a look at this from?
Thanks,
Aravind
Hi Michael -- Unfortunately, at this time it's not possible to add alternative text to individual photos in an image gallery in a Cascade story or to the image gallery itself. You could add some text to the story itself or to the caption to describe the image gallery for readers using assistive technologies. We'll consider adding this for Cascade-style stories in a future release.
Thanks Owen and Aravind.
Do you know if adding a caption under the image gallery still complies with ADA (accessibility) requirements?
Michael -- Each image in a Cascade image gallery is set with blank alt attribute in the page HTML, so from that perspective it meets guideline that all images must have alt text. Beyond that it depends on what the images are and their purpose in your story. For example, a decorative image or an image that conveys content that is already presented in text on the page needs no additional alt text.
Here's a good source of information for the specifics of alt text as well as a few relevant examples: WebAIM: Alternative Text. Specifically, see example 1 where the article states: "If the content that the image conveys is presented within text in the surrounding context of the image, then an empty alt attribute may suffice."
Thanks Owen! That's a very helpful and useful link!
Hi Michael -- Unfortunately, at this time it's not possible to add alternative text to individual photos in an image gallery in a Cascade story or to the image gallery itself. You could add some text to the story itself or to the caption to describe the image gallery for readers using assistive technologies. We'll consider adding this for Cascade-style stories in a future release.