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Beyond Alt Text: Rethinking Visual Description in the Age of AI

Tech Notes Artificial intelligence (AI) is rewriting the rules of digital communication. Text is written in seconds, images appear with a single prompt, and now – without lifting a finger – you can get a caption for almost any photo. Alt text, the essential descriptive layer that blind and low vision users rely on to make visual content meaningful, is being auto-generated everywhere: from Facebook and Twitter to even LinkedIn and Microsoft Office. The promise with AI, at least on the surface,…
Author Alex Katsarakes
Blog Topics Talent Lab Tech Notes, Talent Lab Exclusive

Pair Testing: Why it Matters in Accessibility Testing

Digital Illustration of testing a website.
Tech Notes In any conversation about accessibility, there is always discourse and debate about how to implement testing, its different methods, strategies, tricks, and tips – anything you could ever wonder about – with many degrees of effectiveness and success. But a practice that absolutely should not be dismissed is Pair Testing. What is Pair Testing? Pair testing is a method in which a screen reader user and sighted individual, whether its a designer, developer, or other member of the…
Author Danielle Burton Alex Katsarakes Hanna Melo Fugulin
Blog Topics Talent Lab Exclusive, Talent Lab Tech Notes