[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48939: Consider iterating text on media upload for alt text

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#48939: Consider iterating text on media upload for alt text
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 Reporter:  karmatosed             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-design-feedback  |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by afercia):

 Linking to the related issue and PR on the Gutenberg repo:
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/19068
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/26520

 The key concepts the accessibility team want to communicate with this text
 and that were discussed on #41612 and related conversations on Slack are
 the the following 3 ones:
 - The alt text describes the purpose of the image, it's not the image
 description. The image purpose can be very different from the image
 content depending on usage and context.
 - The link points to a resource that explains this concept in detail: the
 W3C "alt decision tree"
 - In most of the cases, images are purely decorative and don't need an alt
 text. The part "Leave empty if the image is purely decorative" is
 fundamental to communicate this concept to users as they tend to think
 they have to provide an alt text in all cases (which is wrong)

 Improvements to the current text are welcome as long as these three points
 are cleaerly communicated. Proposal with minimal change:


 > [link]Learn how to describe the purpose of the image[/link]. Leave empty
 if the image is purely decorative.

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