Access Matters

Test case for Quiz 1.1.8: ALT text or TITLE text?

This test case illustrates several methods of specifying ALT text for images. It can be used to determine exactly what screen readers or other assisstive technology provide for various cases.

1. Immediately following is an image with no ALT text at all.
2. Immediately following is an image with ALT text of only two quote characters.
3. Immediately following is an image with ALT text of quote space quote.
4. Immediately following is an image with descriptive ALT text.
5. Immediately following is an image with descriptive TITLE text.
6. Immediately following is an image with descriptive ALT text and TITLE text too.

Respond to the original question in the Access Matters blog. Please tell us:

• The screen reader used for this test
• The screen reader's version
• For case six, were both ALT and TITLE text spoken?
• Did anything unusual or unexpected happen in the browser?
• Where appropriate, the browser type and version.