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Social Security Administration Guide: Alternate Text for Images

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See ‘Agency Guide: Alternative text for links, controls and form elements’ (a link to the guide is provided in the back pages of this document) for.

  • images that are links,

  • links containing images

  • icons in links (PDF file, Zip File etc.)

  • etc.

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Do not place hyperlinks (http://www etc.) in image alt text. Image alt text can only be read by a screen reader; it cannot be acted upon (i.e., a user cannot copy the link, and cannot activate the link when it is embedded in alt text). 

Source: Social Security Administration Guide: Alternate Text for Images by Social Security Administration - published 07/2011

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