[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55118: about.php is missing alt descriptions

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#55118: about.php is missing alt descriptions
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 Reporter:  igorradovanov   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Help/About      |     Version:  5.9
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-       |     Focuses:  accessibility, coding-standards
  feedback                  |
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Changes (by audrasjb):

 * keywords:   => reporter-feedback
 * component:  Administration => Help/About


Comment:

 Hello @igorradovanov and thank you for opening this ticket,

 The assumption of the About page team was that these images are
 illustrative only. If they are illustrative, then we shouldn't add any alt
 text. See this decision tree for further details:
 https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/

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