Alt? Longdesc? Title? What goes where, especially for image-heavy sites?

Question

So I\'ve been trying to make my site as accessible as possible (for non-JavaScript users, web crawlers, screen readers, etc), and I hit a large snag.

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Answer 1

I think "equivalent experience" is kind of subjective, and I can attest from experience that many accessibility guidelines, while well-intentioned, aren't correct. For a screen reader user, just seeing the Stack Overflow alt tag logo wouldn't provide an equivalent experience to a sighted user. You should always describe any alt tags properly. I don't think having a longer alt text is necessarily bad, but if it gets too unwieldy, you could build a separate section in plain text. Thank you for taking the time to make your site accessible. Screen reader users do appreciate inclusive design and the thought-out descriptions.