<div dir="ltr">Hi Deb,<div><br></div><div>Congrats on the new role!</div><div><br></div><div>In addition to NCAM's guidelines, I also like to refer to this decision tree for text alternatives: <a href="http://4syllables.com.au/articles/text-alternatives-decision-tree/">http://4syllables.com.au/articles/text-alternatives-decision-tree/</a></div><div><br></div><div>What I like is that it walks the content author through a process by which to decide the importance of the image and appropriate text equivalent.</div><div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div>Sean</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 7:30 AM, Castiglione, Deb A <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:deb.castiglione@cengage.com" target="_blank">deb.castiglione@cengage.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks Kathy!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am familiar with them, but had not thought to bring them to the attention of my colleagues. Thank you for the reminder!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are in the process of drafting guidelines, but I know you all on this list are actually in the field writing alt text and know best what the students want/need.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Deb<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-bounces@mailman13.<wbr>u.washington.edu</a>> on behalf of Kathleen Cahill <<a href="mailto:kcahill@mit.edu" target="_blank">kcahill@mit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, April 2, 2018 at 10:04 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Athen] Guide to Writing Alt Text<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_3379550470866495319__MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Deb,</span><u></u><u></u></a></p>
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Are you familiar with the Image Description guidelines put out by the Diagram Center and NCAM (National Center for Accessible Media)? They are available at
</span></span><a href="http://diagramcenter.org/table-of-contents-2.html" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">http://diagramcenter.org/<wbr>table-of-contents-2.html</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good luck – such a challenge with complex higher ed subjects!</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kathy</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kathy Cahill</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Associate Dean, Accessibility and Usability</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">MIT Office of Undergraduate Education</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span></span><a href="mailto:kcahill@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">kcahill@mit.edu</span></span><span></span></a><span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black">athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-bounces@mailman13.<wbr>u.washington.edu</a>> on behalf of "Castiglione, Deb A" <<a href="mailto:deb.castiglione@cengage.com" target="_blank">deb.castiglione@cengage.com</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Access Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, April 2, 2018 at 9:24 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@mailman13.u.<wbr>washington.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@mailman13.u.<wbr>washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Athen] Guide to Writing Alt Text</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hello Everyone!</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">I’ve been off the list for a bit, moving and changing jobs. My employer has changed, but not my basic role – striving for universally designed and accessible
learning experiences in higher ed.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">I’d love to work with individuals on this list, so that we can fulfill learners’ needs and eliminate potential barriers. I hope to develop some long-term
partnerships.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">I don’t want to tie up the listserv, so please email me off list with thoughts and information that you feel would help to serve your learners better
and create more universally designed and accessible learning experiences. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Speaking of… does anyone have a good guide/guidelines to writing alt text for higher education that they would be willing to share?</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thanks much.</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Deb</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">What is “essential for some” is almost always “good for all” (Meyer, Rose, and Gordon, 2014).</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Deb Castiglione, EdD, ATP</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Director, Universal Design & Accessible Technologies</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Learning Center of Excellence</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cengage</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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