[Athen] Biology image

[Samantha Johns]

Hello,

There is a great book for free download from the Diagram Center
<http://diagramcenter.org/making-images-accessible.html> on how to caption
complex images.  Hope this helps


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*Samantha Johns*

*Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist*

Portland State University
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On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Dori Lloyd <dori_lloyd at davidsonccc.edu>
wrote:


> I am working with a Biology instructor to add appropriate alternate text

> to images.  We are not re-mediating a course for a particular student, but

> rather working on a summer project to try and get this course to meet WCAG

> 2.0 Level AA guidelines.  We were hoping that giving this a trial run with

> a few courses would give us some insight into time and resources needed for

> others.

>

> So, we have a Biology instructor who uses images of models - let's use the

> example of a model of a brain.  The image has several areas of the brain

> numbered and labeled.  I am looking for guidance on how one would approach

> alternate text for this image whether it was used as a learning guide where

> students are first introduced to the content or also if this image was part

> of a quiz question where the student had to identify a particular number

> that represented a section of the brain.  We have thought over several

> approaches but would like to hear from the experts as none of us specialize

> in accessibility.   Also, if anyone can direct me to resources that can

> help as it pertains to STEM diagrams/images, that would be great.

>

> Thanks in advance for your help!

>

>

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